This week-long event was first held in 1992 and has since become an important awareness day for many countries. This is an opportunity to promote and support breastfeeding, as well as raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding for the health of both mother and child.
The World Breastfeeding Week It is also a time to educate people about the importance of breastfeeding and provide information and resources to help mothers breastfeed successfully.
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During these week-long celebrations, everyone should join and join the fight for better breastfeeding support and policies.
There are many ways to get involved, from attending events and rallies to writing to your elected representatives, sharing information and resources with others.
Regardless of which way you choose to participate, your participation can make a difference in the lives of mothers and babies around the world.
What are the benefits of Breastfeeding?
Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months has the following significant health benefits for both mother and baby (2✔ ✔Trusted source
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- Helps to create a strong bond between mother and baby.
- This leads to a complete physical and emotional recovery for the mother after childbirth.
- Reduce the risk of certain diseases and conditions for both mother and baby, including fat, Diabetesrespiratory infections and ear infections.
- Develop a strong immune system for the baby.
- Increase your baby’s IQ.
- Reduced risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome).
- Bring Maternal pre-pregnancy weight .
What you need to know about breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding should be started within 1 hour of birth.
- Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life; and continue breastfeeding until 2 years or more.
- Optimal breastfeeding can save the lives of more than 820,000 children under the age of 5 each year.
- Breast milk can provide half or more of a baby’s energy needs between the ages of 6 and 12 months, and a third of the energy needs of 12 to 24 months.
- Breastfeeding burns between 500-600 calories per day.
- The smell and taste of breast milk changes depending on the type of food you eat.
- Premature babies get more breast milk in the first 28 days of life.
- At the end of 6 months, the percentage of infants being breastfed dropped to 43% and only 13% were exclusively breastfed (3✔ ✔Trusted source
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COVID-19 and breastfeeding
The COVID-19 The pandemic has caused anxiety and insecurity for many parents, including those who are breastfeeding. Much is still unknown about this virus, and how it may affect both nursing mothers and infants. However, there are a few things that we do know that can help reassure nursing parents.
If you are diagnosed with COVID-19, you should continue to breastfeed your baby if possible. There is no evidence that the virus can be transmitted by mother milkand breastfeeding has many well-known benefits for both mother and baby (4✔ ✔Trusted source
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If you’re sick, it’s important to take steps to protect your baby from infection, such as washing your hands before handling them and avoiding kissing them. You should also wear a mask when around your baby.
Join the activities celebrating World Breastfeeding Week to encourage a mother’s gift to herself, her baby and the earth.
Presenter :
- World Breastfeeding Week 2022 – (https://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/)
- Nurturing infants and young children – (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/infant-and-young-child-feeding)
- Data & Statistics – (https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/index.htm)
- Breastfeeding and COVID-19 – (https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/breastfeeding-and-covid-19)
Source: Medindia
