The Rotary International has charged women to practise exclusive breastfeeding of their babies in view of its inherent benefits to the health of the child and mother.
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UNICEF has appealed for the extension of maternity leave for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Jigawa state.
They made the call Monday in Kaduna, at the dialogue meeting, organised by the state’s Planning and Budget Commission (PBC), with support from UNICEF.
According to the Federal Ministry of Health it is important for mothers to ignore unscientific claims about breastfeeding and feed their babies exclusively with breast. Some critics of breastfeeding say it causes sagging of the breast.
Nwifuru gave the encouragement Wednesday, during her visit to the Maternal and Child Health Clinic, Azuiyoku in Abakaliki, the State capital.
Adaji gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gwagwalada, Abuja Friday shortly after an atenatal programme for women.
The Oyo State Government has achieved 58.7 per cents in the practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding by Women of Child Bearing Age, the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) revealed on Thursday.
The National President, Ladi Bala, made the call at the sideline of an event to mark the 2022 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) in Abuja.
The admonition was given by the United States Agency for International Development-funded social behaviour change organization, Breakthrough ACTION –Nigeria, in a media chat to mark World Breastfeeding Week, 2022.
Ameh told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja that breastfeeding offers a variety of health benefits not only to an infant but also to a young mother.
Oladimeji gave the advice at a sensitisation programme marking the 2021 World Breastfeeding Week organised by Amuwo Odofin Maternal and Child Centre, Festac Town.
This was revealed during a press briefing held at the Ministry of Health headquarters, Abakaliki, on Monday, as part of events marking this year’s World Breastfeeding Week.
Filani said this at a news conference to commemorate the 2020 edition of the breastfeeding week on Thursday in Ado Ekiti.
For the umpteenth time, stakeholders have campaigned against babies malnutrition across the country, insisting that exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months helps reduce the prevalence. Breastfeeding, according to the stakeholders, saves lives,
The Lagos State Government has once again harped on the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding for babies.
A medical expert, Abigael Shona, says breastfeeding a baby and not man could prevent breast cancer in women.
Simply put, in Yoruba language, Abiku refers to the spirits of children who die before reaching puberty, while in Igbo language, the literal translation of Ọgbanje is children who come (born) and go (die). Unfortunately, many innocent children were inadvertently tagged with this malicious and very horrible identity.
Adewumi gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos.
Technical Advisor, Policy and Advocacy, Alive & Thrive, Toyin Adewale-Gabriel, says if 90 per cent of mothers can practice exclusively breastfeeding, not less than 13 per cent of infant mortality can be prevented.
The position of NAWOJ was stated by its President, Ifeanyi Omowole, on Thursday at the opening of a workshop, with the theme: “Applying innovative and proven approaches to scale up infant and young child feeding practices in Nigeria.”