World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August all over the globe to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies, its 25th year in 2017 which is about working together for the common good. Exclusive breastfeeding provides all infants nutritional and fluid needs in the first six months and is a perfect combination of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and fluids. Exclusively breastfed children are at a much lower risk of infections and it is the best and cost effective intervention to reduce infant morbidities and mortalities.
Over two-thirds deaths occurring worldwide during the first year of life, children are often associated with inappropriate feeding practices, especially due to poor exclusive breastfeeding practices. Suboptimal breastfeeding contributes to 45% of neonatal infectious deaths, 30% of diarrheal deaths and 18% of acute respiratory deaths…
