Know why breastfeeding is very important after childbirth

Udaipur: In Rajasthan, 28.4 per cent infants are breastfed within one hour of birth and 58.2 per cent children are exclusively breastfed till 6 months. Dr. Akanksha Tripathi, Gynecologist, Paras Health, Udaipur told on World Breastfeeding Week that breastfeeding provides complete nutrition to the child. Give only mother’s milk to babies, apart from this, do not give any additional food, water or any other liquid because mother’s milk contains high amount of water, due to which the water requirement of the child up to six months is fulfilled even in hot and dry weather. May be

He said that in the first milk (colostrum) of the mother after delivery i.e. thick and yellow milk which is produced in a few days (4 to 5 days) from the birth of the baby, vitamins, anti-bodies, other nutrients are in abundance in it. There are It protects the baby from infections, provides immunity and also prevents diseases like night blindness. If the child is not able to breastfeed, then with the help of a cup and spoon, feed only breast milk to the baby.

Dr. Tripathi said that exclusive breastfeeding provides the best chance for the baby to grow and stay healthy. Bottle-fed babies are at high risk of diarrhea, so never bottle-feed babies. Children have difficulty in digesting milk obtained from animals, milk obtained from animals can cause diarrhoea, rash or other types of allergies, so be careful.