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Podcast: Leigh-Anne Williams
Episode: SABC Disability 360: Dr Chantell Witten (World Breastfeeding Week)
Description: Breastfeeding is the recommended ideal, a natural and sustainable food for the healthy growth and development of infants and young children. Yet, South Africa’s breastfeeding rates, at all ages, are low. Leigh-Anne Williams chats to Dr Chantell Witten, Registered Dietitian, Spokesperson for the Association for Dietetics in South Africa and Academic at the University of the Western Cape, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Food Security, about World Breastfeeding Week where she shares more insight into the benefits of breast milk and addresses some of the main issues regarding breastfeeding in the country.