Nutrition Month 2011: Isulong ang BREASTFEEDING: Tama, Sapat at Eksklusibo!

Breastfeeding is important for the babies. Some babies die after birth because they were not breastfed immediately. 

Breastfeeding should be initiated at once for about 30 minutes after normal delivery and about 3 - 4 hours after delivery by caesarian section. Infants who were given early breastfeeding will have the opportunity to be more successful and sustain exclusive breastfeeding. Evidence on the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and early initiation includes: Babies who were not breastfed in the first 6 months of their lives are 25 times more likely to die than those who experienced exclusive breastfeeding from the time they were born. The timing of initiation of breastfeeding is important as there is a higher risk of death among infants with longer delay in the initiation of breastfeeding. Hospitalized low birth weight Infants who were fed with formula milk had 4 times the incidence of serious illness compared to those infants who were breastfed. And lastly, breastfeeding not only saves babies from death, but also provides long-term benefits.  Breastfed babies do better in school cognitive tests by as much as 4.9 points.  There is a positive association of breastfeeding with educational attainment.

So Mommies, give your baby a right, enough and exclusive way of breastfeeding them.

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Dear Mr. President,
              Greetings! First of all, I wanna congratulate you for winning as the Prsident of the Republic of the Philippines. I know that you have the hardest task in our country, but you must know what are your major priorities.
              First, in making our country a progressive one. Our country now has a lot of problems. Example, the overwhelming population of our country, problems on education, problems on those corrupt officials, and many other major problems in our country. In the overwhelming population of our country, you should make a way to encourage every couple to have their family planning first before doing something that can affect our population. I know that this overwhelming population of our country is because of those people who have nothing to do in their lives. What if you'll give chances to easily find their jobs? So that they don't just lay on their beds and do everything they want without thinking what will be their future in case they can be able to make a baby. In the problems on education, many youth are being miserable now because they don't have enough money to use in going to school, in buying their nedds, etc. But now, why are you adding again another years of entering to the school? If now, they can't afford to go to school, how much more if you added again another years? Then, more and more youth are lacking their education. So, what will happen to our country then? There will be no more youth going to school to have their education, instead, they will become street children who have nothing to eat, and nothing to do but to ask money to other people and nothing has left to them. Lastly, the problem on those corrupt officials. What if you'll give them punishments? So that they don't abuse the people in their community who are giving their best efforts to make their community a better one. But them? What are they doing? They are just destroying the efforts of the people in their community. Instead of doing their best, they are doing the worst in them. If you'll be giving a punishments for those kind of officials, maybe our country now is a progressive one. Maybe no government officials will do those worst things again in their community.
             All these are only examples of the problems in our country. So, stand now, face the problems in our country and try to give them solutions. My purpose for saying this is not to insult you but to give some advice and comments on your administration.
             Hoping for your willingness to serve us. THANK YOU!


                                                                                                                          Respectfully yours,
                                                                                                                          MEDIATRIX R. JAVIER