General News of Thursday, 28 March 2019Source: bbc.comBreast ironing awareness 'needed in school'play videoSome girls are also made to wear an extremely tight strap around their chestBreast ironing awareness should be made part of the mandatory school curriculum to protect young girls from abuse, the National Education Union has said. Her family descends from west Africa - where breast ironing originates - and she was subjected to it aged 10. It is often the child's mother who will undertake the breast ironing, which usually involves heating a stone or spoon on a flame then pressing, massaging or flattening the breast. But while awareness is growing around female genital mutilation (FGM), there are fears that few people know about breast ironing. Ms Morgan said issues such as breast ironing should be "tackled, addressed, talked about and stopped".

Source: GhanaWeb March 28, 2019 08:03 UTC