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Lack of breastfeeding costs global economy nearly $1B every day: researchersA new website developed by researchers in Canada and Asia showed that the world could have saved $341 billion each year if mothers breastfeed their children for longer, helping prevent early deaths and various diseases.CanadaJul 12, 2019
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Gardens of Grace fills gaps for grieving parents, advocates for better supportThe non-profit aims to offer community-led peer support and information for parents who lost their children.HealthMar 21, 2019
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5 million children likely died because of conflict in Africa: studyA new study estimates that three infants die of war-related causes for every direct combat death in Africa.WorldAug 30, 2018
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‘The child lived, they had a name’: Ontario parents hope to end stigma of early infant lossMallory and Dave Holmes were looking forward to becoming new parents but 20 weeks into the pregnancy, they received devastating news.HealthMay 16, 2018
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‘Baby Box’ program launches in Nova ScotiaParents of babies born in Nova Scotia after Dec. 1, 2016. are eligible for the Baby Box program.CanadaJan 30, 2017
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What’s killing babies in Canada’s North?Nunavut has by far the highest rate of infant death in Canada - and it's gotten higher.CanadaFeb 17, 2016
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Halifax researchers hope MicroResearch empowers doctors an ocean awayMicroResearch is a program that was created five years ago as a joint partnership between Dalhousie University and the IWK, and it focuses on Eastern Africa.HealthApr 30, 2014
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