WBW Celebrations: awareness program on breastfeeding held at AH&GMC Rajouri.

GNS ONLINE RAJOURI 
SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI, AUGUST 03:–World Breast feeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration that is held every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries.
The theme for WBW-2023 celebration is ‘Let’s make breastfeeding & work, work!’ which emphasises necessary actions by policymakers, employees & colleagues to support continued exclusive breastfeeding in working women to their infants.
On the third day of WBW celebrations, an awareness event was organsided at Associated Hospital Government Medical College (AH&GMC) Rajouri on Thursday to promote breastfeeding.
This year’s campaign focuses on promoting practices that can help support workplace-related breastfeeding in different countries.
It will try to educate people and organisations that can help ensure that breastfeeding works for all women who work, whenever they work.
According to WHO around 2.7 million deaths annually, which is 45% of all child deaths, are associated with undernutrition.
At AH&GMC mothers were aware of the importance of breastfeeding which is an effective way to promote healthy growth and development of the child. Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months can offer many benefits to the infant as well as the mother.
Breastfeeding has long-term health benefits for both the mother and the baby.
It is nature’s way of giving the baby all the necessary nourishment for growth.
Breast milk includes important nutrients, antibodies, & enzymes that help to strengthen the baby’s immune system and protect them from infections and illnesses.
Breastfeeding has long-term health benefits for both the mother and the baby.
It lowers the baby’s risk of developing ailments such as respiratory infections, gastrointestinal issues, and even chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes later in life. Breastfeeding helps the mother lose postpartum weight, reduces the incidence of breast and ovarian cancer, & promotes faster uterine contraction and recovery.