Govt asserts fathers’ involvement to promote exclusive breastfeeding
Aiming to enhance the early breastfeeding, the state government is asserting the involvement of fathers to promote exclusive breastfeeding of the children till six months of age.
Aiming to enhance the early breastfeeding, the state government is asserting the involvement of fathers to promote exclusive breastfeeding of the children till six months of age.
The findings, published in Evolution, Medicine and Public Health, suggest that breastfeeding may have a positive impact on postmenopausal women's cognitive performance.
The baby must be exclusively breastfed for 6 months, as recommended by the WHO and most paediatric and gynaecological associations including IAP.
The Karnataka high court bench headed by Justice Krishna S. Dixit gave the order while hearing a case of habeas corpus petition filed by a woman from Bengaluru, whose baby was stolen from the hospital.
The obvious benefits are healthier, fitter moms with fitter, emotionally balanced babies and children, physically and mentally sound for a lifetime.
Breastfeeding is a natural act of nourishing your baby with nutrients that help promote his/her growth and development.
In the South-East Asia region, where WHO has been promoting breastfeeding as a critical tool for healthy growth of infants, nearly half the infants on an average are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, compared to 38% globally and 18% in industrialised countries.
The Innocenti Declaration says all women should be enabled to practise exclusive breastfeeding and all infants should be fed exclusively on breastmilk up to 4-6 months of age
A new report by Unicef and WHO says India has made some progress within a decade from 2005-15, having doubled breastfeeding initiation in the first hour of birth.
High birth weight is associated with overweight or obesity during early childhood.
