Petition updateStop feeding formula milk to newborns without the parent's consent #MyBabyMyDecisionWhy Every Maternity Hospital Should Be Breastfeeding Friendly?
Jincy Varghese and Dr Arun GuptaMUMBAI/DELHI, DL, India
Oct 22, 2024

Who does not know that breastfeeding is one of the most natural and beneficial practices for both mothers and newborns. Despite widespread acknowledgment of its advantages, many hospitals around the country still face challenges in providing the support to breastfeeding mothers.

Most recent evidence indicates that if health system is weak on breastfeeding counselling, and health workers lack skills to support breastfeeding it leads to the opportunityfor commercial milk formula marketing to shape infant feeding behaviour, which leads to the decision to feed formulas that mothers were not planning to or couldn’t afford. Read more  https://www.bpni.org/why-every-maternity-hospital-should-be-breastfeeding-friendly/

 

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