07/08/2024
World Breastfeeding Week
This World Breastfeeding Week with the theme 'Closing the Gap, Breastfeeding Support for All,' underscores the collective responsibility to embrace and support breastfeeding mothers through diverse and comprehensive measures and policies.
Breast milk is the ideal source of nutrition for infants, providing a perfect balance of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and essential vitamins and minerals for their proper growth and development. It also strengthens their immune system.
For mothers, breastfeeding offers several advantages. It aids in uterine contraction, reducing postpartum bleeding and helping the uterus return to its pre-pregnancy size.
It also reduces the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure
Erlings Children's Hospital encourages mothers to start breastfeeding within an hour of birth and continuing until the child is at least two years old
Together we can build a healthier generation!