LUDHIANA: In order to ensure breastfeeding to newborn babies in the first hour of birth, the Ludhiana District Administration has set up a Breast Milk Pump Bank in the premises of Maternal and Child Hospital. civil hospitalHere, so that babies get essential nutrients, antibodies and other factors from breast milk which are important for their proper growth and development.
The district administration said that this is the first such bank Punjab Where health workers will take out the breast milk and give it to the newborn because most newborns are unable to latch the milk or the mothers face severe pain, swelling, soreness or other reasons, due to which within the first hour after birth It is important to breastfeed inside. does not happen.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) inaugurating the Pump Bank Amit Kumar Panchal, Assistant Commissioner (UT) Dr. Harjinder Singh Bedik And MC councilor Mamta Ashu said the health workers would use pumps to collect breast milk immediately after the birth of the babies and give them at regular intervals.
A container has also been installed to preserve breastmilk and two electric pumps have been added, and 10 manual pumps, 16 containers and a sterilizer have been given to the bank by the administration, he said.
He said that breastfeeding within the first hour and up to six months is the most important way to ensure better health of the baby as it is the ideal food for babies. He added that it is safe, hygienic and contains antibodies that help protect against many common childhood illnesses or diseases.
He pointed out that breastmilk provides all the energy and nutrients that a baby needs and added that according to WHO and experts, breastfed babies perform better on intelligence tests, are healthier and are more likely to be overweight or obese. are less likely to develop and have a lower risk of diseases later in life. .
The district administration said that this is the first such bank Punjab Where health workers will take out the breast milk and give it to the newborn because most newborns are unable to latch the milk or the mothers face severe pain, swelling, soreness or other reasons, due to which within the first hour after birth It is important to breastfeed inside. does not happen.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) inaugurating the Pump Bank Amit Kumar Panchal, Assistant Commissioner (UT) Dr. Harjinder Singh Bedik And MC councilor Mamta Ashu said the health workers would use pumps to collect breast milk immediately after the birth of the babies and give them at regular intervals.
A container has also been installed to preserve breastmilk and two electric pumps have been added, and 10 manual pumps, 16 containers and a sterilizer have been given to the bank by the administration, he said.
He said that breastfeeding within the first hour and up to six months is the most important way to ensure better health of the baby as it is the ideal food for babies. He added that it is safe, hygienic and contains antibodies that help protect against many common childhood illnesses or diseases.
He pointed out that breastmilk provides all the energy and nutrients that a baby needs and added that according to WHO and experts, breastfed babies perform better on intelligence tests, are healthier and are more likely to be overweight or obese. are less likely to develop and have a lower risk of diseases later in life. .
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