Breast is best! Romanian mothers gather to promote breastfeeding

Pediatrician Iulia Balint-Boia said that that only 12.6 percent of Romanian mothers still breastfeed their babies at six months.

Update: 2016-08-06 12:17 GMT

Dozens of Romanian mothers have gathered at a museum in Bucharest to breastfeed their babies to promote the freedom of mothers to breastfeed in public.

She says it benefits both mothers and children, but not everyone is used to seeing it in our society.'

Pediatrician Iulia Balint-Boia said that that only 12.6 percent of Romanian mothers still breastfeed their babies at six months.

Alexandra Hulea, a 31-year-old marketing specialist, still feeds her 13-month-old twins Eva and Dominic. She says 'people look strangely at you, but I don't care because my children are my priority.'

Mothers dressed in embroidered traditional peasant blouses sat, chatted and fed their children at the event at the picturesque Village Museum.

Pediatrician Iulia Balint-Boia said that that only 12.6 percent of Romanian mothers still breastfeed their babies at six months.

Breast is best! Romanian mothers gather to promote breastfeeding

Pediatrician Iulia Balint-Boia said that that only 12.6 percent of Romanian mothers still breastfeed their babies at six months.

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