Organized by World Health Organization, World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action and UNICEF, every year the first week of August is celebrated worldwide as "Breastfeeding Awareness Week" to encourage mothers to breastfeed their newborn babies. Can be attracted. In fact, while the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is reduced in children who drink breast milk, mothers are also protected from breast cancer.
Syndrome is reduced, while mothers are also protected from breast cancer.
Apart from this, there are many other benefits of breastfeeding, for the awareness of which a detailed question-and-answer article by the well-known gynecologist Dr. Mania A. Khalid is being published below. Dr. Sahib is with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi as a Consultant Gynecologist, while also serving as Assistant Professor and Director of Internship Program.
Is breast milk a complete food for a newborn baby?
Yes, of course, mother's milk is the complete food for the newborn baby because it contains all the nutrients that are essential for the child's mental and physical health, growth and strengthening of the immune system. Breast milk contains 87% water, 1% protein, 4% lipids, 7% carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, micronutrients, minerals and vitamins as per the needs of the baby. After birth, the mother's milk, medically known as colostrum or first breast milk, contains nutrients that strengthen the baby's immunity
According to the recommendations of the World Health Organization, the mother should breastfeed the newborn in the first hour of birth, so why is it important?
According to the recommendations of the World Health Organization and UNICEF, the mother should give exclusive breast milk from the first hour of the newborn to at least six months of age and not give canned milk or water at all. In fact, exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months helps in increasing the child's cognitive and sensory abilities.
Also, it protects the baby from various infections and immune system related diseases. Because antibodies are naturally found in the colostrum, the baby is protected from many dangerous diseases, such as sepsis, pneumonia, diarrhea and hypothermia, in which the baby's body temperature is too low. So to protect the newborn from life-threatening disorders, it is important that mothers breastfeed within one hour of delivery.
Most of the first-time mothers don't know the right way to breastfeed, so what useful suggestions would you give in this

Breastfeeding is undoubtedly a natural phenomenon, but many mothers need guidance in this matter. In fact, three out of every five babies worldwide are not breastfed within the first hour of birth, even though this is a practice that can significantly reduce infant mortality. A lactation clinic has also been established at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, where experts guide mothers in two ways to promote the trend of breastfeeding among mothers. One method is through workshops, in which a whole session on breastfeeding is organized.
In this session, how to hold the baby while breastfeeding, what methods of breastfeeding can be done and what kind of liquid foods should be consumed by the mother before breastfeeding, while others In the procedure, experts provide solutions to medical problems faced by mothers. It is important to mention here that most of the women have no idea about the structure of their nipples. About 10 to 12 percent of women here have flat nipples, while 2 to 3 percent have inverted nipples
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