Aradhya foundation is working with government hospital to strengthen Exclusive breastfeeding and Compulsory Implement the training program of KMC – Kangaroo Mother Care, which create supportive environments for breastfeeding mothers & LBW – Low birth weight babies.
Covered following Topics in today awareness program.
1) Exclusive breastfeeding: Mother’s milk is the best food for the newborn & Initiate Breastfeeding within 1 Hour of childbirth to 0-6 months.
2) Creating awareness to Participate in monthly fixed village Mother Child Health & Nutrition Day.
3) Creating awareness to give Iron drops/syrup to maintain the body’s iron store for improving intelligence and physical strength for 6 – 9months.
4) Introducing Child Development Services Programme – ICDS seeks to provide young children with an integrated package of services such as supplementary nutrition, health care and pre-school education.
5) Awareness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC): Mother’s chest is the best place for the newborn. KMC practice should become universal and reach almost all the newborns in our country, be they in hospitals or at home.
Aradhya foundation Director – Rajesh Yeldi given examples like, Baby to be kept in warmer/ incubator only when KMC is not possible so, advised to do KMC every day and considered as the natural right of every baby specially who born with LBW.
Mother’s & Father chest is the best place for baby care and no separation from mother.
