World Breastfeeding Week 2023 - Report
August 14, 2023
The Department of Child Health Nursing, 沙巴体育 College of Nursing (MCON), 沙巴体育, and the Department of Neonatology & Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), 沙巴体育, 沙巴体育 Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), in collaboration with the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP), Udupi District Branch observed ‘World Breastfeeding Week 2023’ on the theme “Enabling breastfeeding: making a difference for working parents” with various activities conducted from 1st to 7th August 2023. The program initiated widespread awareness to generate support for women in health facilities and workplaces and to advocate for strengthening existing programs that enable working mothers. Breastfeeding is critical for a child's healthy future. It is a foundation for the health and well-being of the baby, contributing to Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, and 12, which emphasize poverty, hunger, health and well-being, education, gender equality, and sustainable consumption.
Week-long activities were conducted as part of the World Breastfeeding Week celebrations. The activities are as follows: poster competition for the staff and students of MAHE, an awareness program for 18 General Duty workers and 23 postnatal mothers on ‘Breastfeeding and its importance’ was conducted by Dr. Yashoda Sathish, Assistant Professor, MCON, MAHE, 沙巴体育 and Dr. Jayashree Purkayastha, Professor, Pediatrics, KMC, 沙巴体育 on August 02, 2023. As part of the Community Awareness program, an interview on FM Radio was carried out by Dr Yashoda Sathish on August 02, 2023, which was telecasted on 3 & 4 August 2023. A television talk and discussion on a Daijiworld TV channel and Udayavani TV Channel on “Sthanya Pana Amrutha Pana” was given by Dr. Shruthi Kumar Bharadwaj, Assistant Professor, Neonatology, KMC, 沙巴体育 on 4 August 2023 respectively. Dr. Shruthi Kumar Bharadwaj, Assistant Professor, Neonatology, KMC, 沙巴体育, gave a short talk to Udayavani on the breastfeeding week theme. A quiz competition on the article was conducted for the medical students in the Pediatric classroom at Kasturba Hospital, 沙巴体育, on August 3, 2023. The quiz master was Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Assistant Professor, Neonatology, KMC, 沙巴体育. A workshop on Lactation Management for staff nurses of Kasturba Hospital, 沙巴体育, was organized on August 5, 2023, by Dr Sheila Samanta Mathai. Dr. Shruthi Kumar Bharadwaj and Dr. Jayashree Purakayastha, Department of Neonatology, KMC, MAHE, 沙巴体育, with three demonstration sessions on breastfeeding initiation, breast milk expression, and problems related to breastfeeding. A total number of 45 staff nurses, BSc. MSc Nursing and Pediatric PG students benefitted from the program. A write-up in a local newspaper (Udayavani), “Increasing the use of Human Donor Milk: A Public Health Imperative”, by Mrs. Anusuya V Prabhu, Assistant Professor, MCON, MAHE, 沙巴体育, Dr. Sheila Samanta Mathai, Professor & Head, Neonatology Unit, KMC, 沙巴体育 and Mrs. Remya UR, Ph.D. Scholar, MCON, MAHE, 沙巴体育 on July 30, 2023.
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