03/08/2020
World BreastingFeeding Week (1st - 7th August) is a global annual event highlighting the importance of breastfeeding for children. It is an initiative aimed at:
*sustaining breastfeeding
*building capacity in people on the knowledge of breastfeeding
*supporting, promoting and protecting breastfeeding
Breastfeeding has proven to reduce child mortality and has health benefits that extend into adulthood.Below are some benefits of breastfeeding to the child,mother family and society at large.
CHILD
*provides all energy and nutrients that infants need for the first months of life
*breast milk carries antibodies from the mother to the child
*bonding between mother and child
*breast milk is a natural first food for babies
*reduces infant mortality
MOTHER
*reduces the risk of cancers such as breast cancer,ovarian cancer
*serves as a family planning method aiding child spacing
FAMILY
*breastfeeding is economical
COMMUNITY
*reduces land pollution
*growing healthier,more intelligent generation for the future
NATION
*savings on foreign exchange