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3,608 Mothers Breast-Feed at Same Time

By TERESA CEROJANO
Associated Press Writer

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- More than 3,000 Filipino mothers breast-fed simultaneously in day-care centers and hospitals Wednesday in a campaign to counter advertising claims that artificial baby foods are better than breast milk.

Breast-feeding advocates, social welfare officials and UNICEF organized the event - also hoping to set the first Guinness record for the most mothers breast-feeding at the same time in multiple locations. There already is a record for simultaneous breast-feeding in the same place.

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