Latest update April 4th, 2025 12:14 AM
National Breastfeeding Week commences…Emphasis to be placed on the importance of breastfeeding and a mother’s intake
Breastfeeding Coordinator at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Marjorie Arjune, says that during this week, the health institution will be intensifying its focus on educating mothers on the importance of breast feeding
Some of the foods a mother should take.
and “eating right”.
She made this statement yesterday, during a mini health fair at the GPHC. The event showcased a variety of foods that a pregnant woman should eat.
Arjune said that under the theme, “Breast feeding, a winning goal for life,” she and other health workers will be advising mothers on a number of issues that affect pregnancy and aids in a safe delivery.
She explained that on a daily basis, doctors and nurses would see patients who are anemic and are unaware of what types of food they should consume.
“When you are anemic and you go into the delivery room, you bleed a lot but when you eat the right food, everything will be okay. During our daily clinic, we advise the mothers a lot… only some of them do listen,” Arjune said.
She added that once a mother eats healthy, the possibility of delivering a healthy baby increases.
“Once she delivers the baby, it is time to breastfeed the child. Through exclusive breastfeeding, at least 20 percent of our babies born can be saved globally,” the Breastfeeding Coordinator said.
She added that numerous studies from around the world have shown that stomach viruses, lower respiratory illnesses and ear infections occur less often in breastfed babies and are less severe when it happens.
According to Arjune, breastfeeding protect babies from a long list of illnesses, boost the child’s intelligence, may protect from obesity, can reduce the mother’s stress level and her risk of postpartum depression and may reduce her risk of some types of cancer.
She said that the (breast) milk changes in volume and composition according to the time of day, nursing frequency, and age of baby to promote healthy growth. It is the perfect food for babies.
Breastfeeding may also help children avoid a host of diseases that strike later in life, such as types 1 and 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and inflammatory bowel disease.
Babies who are fed a formula based on cow’s milk or soy tend to have more allergic reactions than breastfed babies.
The hospital is calling on members of the public to come on board and assist in educating “our mothers so that we can have a healthy population.”
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