WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK(WBW), 2023
WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK (WBW), 2025. Welcome again to the 2025 global week of awareness for breastfeeding. THEME: Prioritize Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding of newborns remains part of their fundamental human rights, and Exclusive breastfeeding is encouraged no matter the perceived difficulty. Exclusive Breastfeeding entails giving a newborn only breast milk(BM) till at least 6 months of age before incorporating other foods (Complementary foods), while continuing the breastfeeding to 1-2yrs based on capacity & other factors. There are a lot to talk about here, but i would like this piece to be short & comprehensive. Why Do we discourage/restrict administration of water to newborns other than breast milk? Why do we encourage emptying one breast first before feeding the other? Just patiently read to the end, I'll remember to answer these two questions & maybe more in your mind, satisfactorily. First of all, let's briefly delve into breast milk components. Due to change...