Breastfeeding world's record set.Nearly 4,000 mothers set a world record this May for the largest number of women simultaneously breast-feeding breast-feeding /breast-feed·ing/ (brest´fed?ing) nursing; the feeding of an infant at the mother's breast. their babies in the same place, organizers said. Manila Mayor Lito Atienza Jose Livioko Atienza, Jr. (born August 10, 1941), or simply Lito Atienza, is a former Mayor of the City of Manila and is recently appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as secretary for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. , whose city is one of the event's organizers, said 3,738 mothers simultaneously breast-fed breast·feed or breast-feed v. breast-fed , breast-feed·ing, breast-feeds v.tr. To feed (a baby) mother's milk from the breast; suckle. v.intr. To breastfeed a baby. their babies for at least one minute, breaking the Guinness World Record. The result will be submitted to Guinness for evaluation. The United Nations Children's Fund United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), an affiliated agency of the United Nations. It was established in 1946 as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. said the previous record was held by the City of Berkeley, California, where 1,135 mothers simultaneous breast-fed babies for a minute on Aug. 3, 2002. The event was also held to raise awareness about the benefits of breast-feeding, organizers said. Dr. Nicholas Alipui, UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. representative to the Philippines, said breast-feeding can help curb
malnutrition in children under two years old, provide children with
antibodies to fight diseases and boost the country's economy
because families save on infant formula.
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