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Breast Feeding Week

About Event- 

Breastfeeding Week is an annual global event celebrated during the first week of August to raise awareness and promote the importance of breastfeeding for mothers and infants. This event aims to highlight the numerous benefits of breastfeeding, not only for the health and well-being of the baby but also for the mother and society at large.

Breastfeeding is a natural and essential way of providing infants with vital nutrients, antibodies, and other immune-boosting factors, supporting their growth and development in the early stages of life. It plays a significant role in reducing the risk of various illnesses and diseases, contributing to lower infant mortality rates worldwide.

The theme of Breastfeeding Week changes each year, focusing on different aspects of breastfeeding, such as maternal nutrition, the role of fathers and families, and support networks for breastfeeding mothers. It is a time when various organizations, healthcare professionals, and communities come together to organize workshops, seminars, and awareness campaigns, all aimed at promoting and supporting breastfeeding as the optimal feeding choice for babies.

Breastfeeding Week also seeks to address challenges and barriers that some mothers may face when attempting to breastfeed, including social stigma, lack of support, and inadequate facilities at workplaces or public spaces. By encouraging a supportive and breastfeeding-friendly environment, this annual event endeavors to ensure that every mother can make an informed choice about breastfeeding and receive the necessary support to initiate and sustain this invaluable practice.

Content of the Events- Following activities are including in health awareness programme:- Role play, Poster competition, Health Education, distribution of iron rich diet &donation drive.

Highlights- 

  1. Professional development and behaviorism
  2. Increase awareness about breasfeeding techniques
  3. Enhance knowledge& awareness about women- centered care.
  4. Enhance practice for working parents regarding breastfeeding

Department Name- SCHOOL OF NURSING

Course Name- Nursing & BAMS students

Date Time & Venue of Events: 07/08/2023 – 08/08/23, 10:30 am onwards Premnagar Dist. Hospital & coronation hospital.

Date, Time & Venue of the Event:

  • 07-Aug-2023, 10:30, Premnagar Dist. Hospital & coronation hospital

Event Coordinator

  • Mr. Raj Vishnoi, Ms. MamtaKunwar

Contact Person:

  • Mr. Raj Vishnoi

AIM of the Event:

  • Introduce about importance of breast feeding
  • To support mothers through peer groups to promote, establish, and carry on breastfeeding by informing families of the benefits of Peer Counseling
  • Call governments to action to recognize the importance of the protection and promotion of breastfeeding and provide legislation to support a breastfeeding mother.
  • To deepen knowledge within the community to enhance, promote, and protect breastfeeding.
  • Promote breastfeeding for working parents

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