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Cultural Considerations
While the act of breastfeeding in itself is universal, breastfeeding practices have typically varied across different cultures (cite). This is because factors that influence the act is not uniform across societies.

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For some cultures, colostrum is seen as something that is not healthy for the child. In south-east Asia for example, the infant is fed by other lactating mothers in the first few days after birth. breastfeeding is something that is seen as communal practice. In south-east Asia for example,