World Breastfeeding Week: Delhi Moms Facing Serious Problems Breastfeeding
Last week the world celebrated the Breastfeeding week. World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes breast milk as the best nutritional food source for infants. WHO and UNICEF suggest that breastfeeding should be started within one hour of the child’s birth and should continue for at least the first six months of the child’s life. ‘Breast milk contains antibiotics that help the child fight against the bacterias and viruses and stay healthy,’ says Nirmal Singh 3C . Ideally, breast milk should be fed to the child till the age of two. The initial years of the Childs life are very crucial for his health and brain development, and breast milk being a rich source of nutrient is of great help in it. In India, the child mortality ratio is very low, the reason being the vulnerability associated with the pre- term babies that are mostly underweight. According to Nirmal Singh 3C , Undernutrition is associated with 45% of child deaths. In support of the world Breastfeeding Week, Fortis...