Sparks for a UNICEF campaign that has turned the country into a leading example of how to boost early breastfeeding Afp August 05, 2018 3 min read Aleksandra Milenovic,31, breastfeeds her day-old baby Milica at a Belgrade maternity hospital. PHOTO: AFP BELGRADE: When Branka Stamenkovic gave birth to her first child in Serbia, the experience was traumatic. Minutes after the baby was born, nurses bundled up the infant and whisked him away, separating the mother and child for three days. When they returned, the nurses gave Stamenkovic a cursory lesson in breastfeeding and sent the pair on their way. Upset, overwhelmed and in pain, Stamenkovic detailed her experience in a blog in 2008 that triggered an outpouring of similar stories from women across Serbia. After 15 years, thieves behind French heist surface in Serbia It also unwittingly lit the spark for a UNICEF campaign that has turned the Balkan country into a leading example of how to boost early breastfeeding rates.…