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Salma Hayek breast-feeds another woman's baby on Africa charity trip


February 11, 2009
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While her action has drawn comment around the world, to Salma Hayek in the circumstances it seemed the most natural thing to do. When on a charity mission to Sierra Leone the Hollywood actress came across a fellow mother unable to provide milk for her malnourished five-month-old son, she breastfed the tot herself.

"The baby was perfectly healthy, but the mother didn't have milk," said the 42-year-old, who is mum to a one-year-old girl. "He was very hungry. I was weaning my daughter Valentina, but I still had a lot of milk that I was pumping, so I breastfed the baby. When he felt the nourishment, he immediately stopped crying."

The moment was caught on film by US TV crews as Mexican beauty Salma toured a hospital in the African country. She was there in her capacity as a Unicef ambassador, to help raise awareness about the dangers of tetanus.

Photo: ABC
The Mexican actress had no hesitation in stepping in to feed the youngster after learning he was hungry because his mum couldn't produce enough milk
Photo: ABC
She was in Sierra Leone in her capacity as a Unicef ambassador

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