World Breast Feeding Week

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Breastfeeding

• Myths, Facts Benefits

WorldBreastFeedingWeek 1-7 August, 2016
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• Breastfeeding A Key to Sustainable Development

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• Content
• Introduction
• Statistics
• Milk Ejection - Basics
• Myths Facts
• Benefits

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• Breastfeeding
• Feeding of an infant or young child with breast
  milk directly from breasts is called
  breastfeeding
• Is the optimal source of nutrition

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• Statistics
• Globally, only 38 of infants are exclusively
  breastfed
• Suboptimal breastfeeding contributes to 8,00,000
  infant deaths

http//www.who.int/nutrition/global-target-2025/in
fographic_breastfeeding.pdf?ua1
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Milk Ejection- Basics
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• Myths
• Facts

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• 1
• Myth
• Nursing rest to your breast can ensure more
  milk
• Fact
• More resting your breasts can help you to make
  more milk for your baby.

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• 2
• Myth
• Not every woman can produce milk 
• Fact
• Its not true! In fact, 99 of the women are able
  to produce milk. The mother produces more milk
  when the baby takes more.

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• 3
• Myth
• Breastfeeding changes the size and shape of the
  breast 
• Fact
• Its not true. In fact, the doctors say this is
  just an old wives tale! Pregnancy may do some
  mild alterations to the look of your breasts
  breastfeeding doesnt do anything beyond that!

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• 4
• Myth
• Never wake a sleeping baby for breastfeeding
• Fact
• Not true! necessary to feed on schedule to
  maintain a good supply! 

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• 5
• Myth
• Breastfeeding prevents pregnancy
• Fact
• Its actually not clear! Several families have
  children who are born 10 months apart. On the
  other hand, experts believe that it is a form of
  birth control. However, as soon as your menstrual
  cycle is back, you can conceive again!

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• Benefits
• Of
• Breastfeeding
• To
• Baby

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• Babies who are fed nothing but breast milk from
  birth through their first 6 months of life get
  the best start
• Exclusive breastfeeding provides babies the
  perfect nutrition
• Protection from respiratory infections, diarrheal
  disease, and other life-threatening ailments
• Protection against obesity and non-communicable
  disease

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• Benefits
• Of
• Breastfeeding
• To
• Mother

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• Promotes mother and child bonding
• Prevents uterine bleeding in the mother after
  delivery
• The natural form of Family Planning
• Reduces the risks of breast and ovarian cancer in
  the mother
• It helps a mother return to pre-pregnancy weight

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