Support systems key to improving breastfeeding rates and maternal health, say experts

Carnatic vocalist Nithyashree Mahadevan inaugurated a week-long consciousness marketing campaign to mark World Breastfeeding Week (August 1 to 7) at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Larger Schooling and Analysis (SRIHER). Drawing from private expertise, she pressured the position of emotional well-being in profitable breastfeeding.

S. Srinivasan, skilled advisor to the Nationwide Well being Mission, Tamil Nadu, mentioned solely 42% of Indian moms breastfeed and cited a Spanish research exhibiting that price of breastfeeding elevated with peer, skilled, and household assist. Uma Sekar, the institute’s Vice-Chancellor, emphasised breastfeeding’s influence on bonding and most cancers prevention. Okay. Balaji Singh, dean, highlighted lactation assist from labour rooms and a state-of-the-art human milk financial institution.

The marketing campaign is being led by Latha Ravichandran, dean of training, together with the heads of obstetrics and gynaecology, neonatology, paediatrics, nursing and medical diet.