{"id":40,"date":"2019-03-22T13:09:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T12:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aptaworld-ng.clickify.io\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2025-01-31T09:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T08:57:37","slug":"apta-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Apta Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40\" class=\"elementor elementor-40\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d01f46 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-eae-slider=\"79497\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"7d01f46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c110a6c\" data-eae-slider=\"44130\" data-id=\"c110a6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31cbef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31cbef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Nurturing your baby's future<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06f7cb9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"30155\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"06f7cb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5a491c\" data-eae-slider=\"1747\" data-id=\"a5a491c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17bd82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b17bd82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt AptaAfrica, we believe that experience helps to build resilience; that each new encounter, whether in pregnancy or after birth, can shape your baby\u2019s future development. With our scientific expertise, we can help you and your baby embrace tomorrow.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37d6834c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"5085\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"37d6834c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8770b2a\" data-eae-slider=\"14455\" data-id=\"8770b2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734bfc51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"734bfc51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Nurturing resilience<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74064798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74064798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first 1000 days of your baby\u2019s life provide a unique opportunity to influence an entire lifetime of development. During this window of opportunity, providing the right nutrition and the best environment to your baby is essential.<\/p><p>From conception and pregnancy through to birth and toddlerhood, our stage-based articles offer expert advice that could help you to nurture a more resilient future for your child.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2ed078 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"25712\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"a2ed078\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c55ba9c\" data-eae-slider=\"24956\" data-id=\"c55ba9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb1949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cb1949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/pregnancy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_66541796-85-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_66541796-85-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_66541796-85-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_66541796-85.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b433f elementor-align-justify arabic-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16b433f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/pregnancy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Pregnancy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78fe148\" data-eae-slider=\"37828\" data-id=\"78fe148\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558b567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"558b567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_170713405-85-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8601\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_170713405-85-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_170713405-85-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_170713405-85.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd93012 elementor-align-justify arabic-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bd93012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Baby<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42354d5\" data-eae-slider=\"21397\" data-id=\"42354d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f350cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f350cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/toddlers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/child-on-grass-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8774\" alt=\"Child on grass\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/child-on-grass-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/child-on-grass-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/child-on-grass.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77acd35 elementor-align-justify arabic-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"77acd35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/toddlers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Toddler<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21eefba elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"69249\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"21eefba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-873b675\" data-eae-slider=\"64896\" data-id=\"873b675\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1e459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f1e459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Young-mother-feeding-her-new-born-child.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1126\" alt=\"Young mother, sitting in the bedroom with her newborn son\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Young-mother-feeding-her-new-born-child.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Young-mother-feeding-her-new-born-child-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Young-mother-feeding-her-new-born-child-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Young-mother-feeding-her-new-born-child-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004168a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"004168a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breastfeeding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6e32f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df6e32f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the natural way of feeding, breast milk gives the best start in life for your baby. It provides a complete nutrition from day one.\u00a0<\/p><p>Breast milk contains all the nutrients needed and a combination of hormones, antibodies and prebiotics that help support their immune systems and promote healthy growth and development. Breast milk has long chain fatty polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPs) for brain, eye and nervous system development and antibodies to strengthen immunity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07097b elementor-align-center center-now elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a07097b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/baby\/infant-nutrition\/\" id=\"find-out-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find out more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nurturing your baby&#8217;s future Nurturing your baby&#8217;s future Nurturing your baby&#8217;s future At AptaAfrica, we believe that experience helps to build resilience; that each new encounter, whether in pregnancy or after birth, can shape your baby\u2019s future development. 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