This year's World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) theme, 'BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT: CLOSE TO MOTHERS', highlights Breastfeeding Peer Counselling. Even when mothers are able to get off to a good start, all too often in the weeks or months after delivery there is a sharp decline in breastfeeding rates, and practices, particularly exclusive breastfeeding. The period when mothers do not visit a healthcare facility is the time when a community support system for mothers is essential. Continued support to sustain breastfeeding can be provided in a variety of ways. Traditionally, support is provided by the family. As societies change, however, in particular with urbanization, support for mothers from a wider circle is needed, whether it is provided by trained health workers, lactation consultants, community leaders, or from friends who are also mothers, and/or from fathers/partners.
The Peer Counselling Program is a cost effective and highly productive way to reach a larger number of mothers more frequently. Peer Counsellors can be anyone from the community who is trained to learn to support mothers. Trained Peer Counsellors, readily available in the community become the lifeline for mothers with breastfeeding questions and issues. "The key to best breastfeeding practices is continued day-to-day support for the breastfeeding mother within her home and community."
The above information was taken from www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org
Flagstaff's 2013 WBW events are now in the planning stages. Anyone interested in helping us this year can join our planning group on Facebook at this link.
great diary regarding terribly helpful and vital topic,great tips on breast protection and supporting traditional breastfeeding ways that to babies,thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThe best extravagant time in the world! If you want these cheap air max 90 uk, would you like these nikes? Has this happened but stopped? cheap nike air max 360 Because they are expensive for your steps, this is the place that is best for you. First of all, we should confirm this
ReplyDeleteCreating awareness among people for this, you can have the best ideas by which they especially women can know about the benefits of breastfeeding. Being a dissertation writing service expert, I would like to appreciate your concerns about this.
ReplyDelete