Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe report has been developed with scores based on three\nindicators including early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding\nfor six months and complimentary feeding when the baby is six to eight months\nold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why is breastfeeding important?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
breastfeed involves skin-to-skin contact, releasing oxytocin in the hormones and develops bonding between the mother and baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHO (World Health Organisation) recommends that newborn\nbabies should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months. Feeding a baby\nin the first hour after childbirth is essential because the first milk called\ncolostrum contains antibodies that protect the baby from illness. Breastfeeding\nthe baby lowers the risk of ear infection, asthma, diabetes, childhood\nleukaemia as well as sudden infant death syndrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not just the baby, breastfeeding also lowers the risk of\nbreast cancer or ovarian cancer in the mother since there are fewer menstrual\ncycles, reducing the level of estrogen and thereby the risk of cancer. It also\nreduces the risk of developing high cholesterol, high blood pressure as well as\ncardiovascular diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the health benefits of breastfeeding, India ranks the\nlowest in breastfeeding practices among South Asian countries. Only 44 per cent\nof women are able to breastfeed their newborn within an hour of birth and only\n55 per cent of all babies born in India receive breast milk exclusively, within\nthe first six months. Besides, breastfeeding in public continues to be a taboo,\ndepriving children of breast milk when their mothers cannot feed them in public\nspaces due to lack of hygienic and clean spaces or people\u2019s prejudices against\nit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To raise more awareness about practice, more and more women are now asserting their rights as breastfed mothers and talking about its importance. Celebrity mothers like Neha Dhupia and Soha Ali Khan, for instance, recently took to social media to share their personal experiences of breastfeeding and the challenges in order to sensitise people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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