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Lightbox Session: Protect Breastfeeding; A Shared Responsibility
As #worldbreastfeedingweek comes to an end, we are excited to host this free for all session on breastfeeding with @thetitimed Titilayo Medunoye, Nigeria’s first Indigenous International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and the founder of Nigeria’s first Breastfeeding company Milky Express Ltd @milky_express.
We will be discussing all the various ways to protect breastfeeding as a shared responsibility. Come correct with all your questions and concerns.
Since its inception in 2016, she has played a huge role in building this industry in Nigeria and Africa and has on several occasions been invited to speak at international organisations with a focus on infant and maternal health.
Titilayo holds her first degree in Economics from Kwame Nkrumah University of science and technology Ghana. Titilayo also has a certification from Lactation Education Resources, United States as a Lactation Consultant.
Register for this free session here and join us tonight by 8 pm.
Download the AGS Tribe app for free to be a part of this session, on either iOS or Android.
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AGS Quote of the Day
Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you're positive, good things happen.
Deep Roy