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A smiling woman holds her newborn against her chest at the Gonzalez Coro maternal/child hospital, certified as
© UNICEF/HQ95-0431/ Barbour

A mother holds her newborn at the Gonzalez Coro maternal-child hospital in Havana, Cuba. The hospital is one of an increasing number throughout the world that are designated ‘baby-friendly’ for their policies supporting mother and infant bonding, as well as exclusive breastfeeding for at least the first six months of a child’s life.