The first week of August (1 - 7th August) is World Breastfeeding Week and the aim is to highlight the importance of this strategy in child survival
Breast milk is the best food for babies and contains all the nutrients they need to grow and ward off illness. Children who are not breast fed are six times more likely to die from three main baby-killers – pneumonia, diarrhoea and malnutrition – than those who receive breast milk.
Health Officials recommends exclusive breastfeeding – where babies receive nothing but breast milk – for the first six months of babies’ lives to ensure they get all the health benefits
The majority of children under 6 months are being mixed fed, where mothers breastfeed but also give their babies solids and other fluids. Mixed feeding is responsible for high rates of diarrhea and contributes significantly to infant malnutrition and deaths
Ladies, will you breastfeed your baby ecxclusively for the 1st 6-months?
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