Kathmandu. World Breastfeeding Week has begun. This week is celebrated every year from August 1 to 7. This week is being celebrated with the aim of making mothers aware of the importance of breastfeeding and to spread awareness about the contribution of breastfeeding to the nutrition and health of newborns.
The theme of this year’s World Breastfeeding Week is “Let’s Prioritize Breastfeeding, Build Sustainable Support Systems”. The World Health Organization (WHO) observes Breastfeeding Week from August 1 to 7 every year.
A week-long program has also been organized at Nepal Medical College on the occasion. At the beginning of the program, Managing Director of the college, Dr. Sabiha Yasmin said breastfeeding is important to keep newborns and mothers healthy. “Breastfeeding is very important for the health of the mother and baby. As long as the mother does not get nutritious food, the breast-feeding baby will not be able to get it. Although there is a practice of not breastfeeding due to cosmetics in the developed countries of the world, there are many breastfeeding in Nepal. Sabiha said.
As soon as the baby is born, he needs nutrition and that nutrition is obtained only from mother’s milk. Sabiha said that breast milk also has immunity to fight against diseases that are indispensable for the baby, adding that breastfeeding increases the deep love between the mother and the baby.
Apart from this, breastfeeding also reduces the risk of breast cancer and cervical cancer, so every household should show the importance of breastfeeding. Sabiha said that Nepal Medical College regularly raises awareness about the importance of breastfeeding.
On the occasion, Hospital Director prof Dr Nilmani Upadhyay and acting matron Shanti Gurung highlighted the importance of breastfeeding. On the occasion, the importance of breastfeeding was also explained to the general public who came to the college.
Breastfeeding is very important for the early nutrition, development and immunity of the newborn. It has been said that society and the state should give priority to encouraging and facilitating breastfeeding of mothers. Health workers, families, workplaces and policymakers all need to work together to create a conducive environment for mothers to breastfeed in the long run.
