Family Health Bureau Ministry of Health, Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine Breastfeeding Week 2020
’ uõ uõlsr lsrs oSug oSug osr osrs fo fouq uq - ñy ñysl sl; /l ; /l=ug =ug Wr Wr fo fouq uq¶ “ jh jha;g a;g;gh ;ghy; ; Cl;Lt ;Ltij Cf;F f;Ftpg;Ng pg;Nghk hk; ; - ,g;Gtpia ;Gtpia ghJ hJfh fhf;f f;f Nj Njhs hs; ; nfh fhLg Lg;Ng ;Nghk hk; ” “Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet!” F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
Breastfeeding Human Planetary health health F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
Breastfeeding - A climate-smart decision The production, packaging, distribution and preparation processes of milk formulae, as with most processed food production, requires energy. Milk formula production is an important source of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions I ncreasing use of unnecessary follow-on and toddler milk formulas aggravate the problem Direct breastfeeding and hand expression of breastmilk are efficient in terms of reducing waste and saving energy and other resources F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
Breast feeding F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
Breastfeeding Feasible for all For busy mothers, working mothers A main reason for mothers to resort to other types of feeding Myths created for generations by unethical marketing NOT due to a physiological requirement Note - Toddler milks unnecessary and can be unsuitable to the nutrition of young children (WHO) F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
Exagg ggerated need for formula milk ilk largely created by mil ilk food in industry ry is is la Myth 1 - BF is difficult & Formula feeding easy • Easy to breastfeed & easy to feed with expressed BM Inform • Skilled & timely support needed to initiate and continue BF properly Myth 2 - A lot of milk is still needed after starting CF • Practice age appropriate breastfeeding Inform Myth 3 - A mother cannot produce adequate milk when the baby is growing • Age appropriate breastfeeding does not require a lot of breast milk or a number of feeds Inform • A mother CAN produce breastmilk to match the breastfeeding demand – even to feed more than one baby (multiple births..) F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
Age appropriate breastfeeding is EASY No need to breastfeed all the time or give a lot of BM After starting on In the first complementary food After the first 6 months Breastfeed after meals year 2-3 whenever the & times a day once or twice in the night if needed baby becomes after meals only hungry DO NOT wake the baby up for feeds F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
Large scale dairy farming Formula & feeding bottle manufacturing process Distribution chain Preparation of feeds Discarding used packaging Pollute our planet..! F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
Dairy Formula & Distribution Preparing Discarding bottle farming chain used feeds manufactur packaging • Post • Deforestation Water, fuel ing process manufacture for pasture for preparation • Tins/Packets transportation • Pesticides of feeds & of powder • Fuel and • Consumption of • Fertilizer sterilization of water • used up fuel • Methane bottles… consumption bottles & emission by • Green House teats herds of Gas emission cows 1 kg of formula adds between 11 and 14 kgs CO 2 eq. of GHG to the planet by the time it is fed to children Karlsson JO, Garnett T, Rollins NC, Röös E. The carbon footprint of breastmilk substitutes in comparison with breastfeeding. J Clean Prod. 2019;222:436 – 45. F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
Breastfeed to Protect health & Save our planet F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
Let us support breastfeeding & protect the present generation without compromising the fu future generations Promote breastfeeding as a trendy climate-smart decision F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
Thank You F a m i l y H e a l t h B u r e a u – M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h , N u t r i t i o n & I n d i g e n o u s M e d i c i n e
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