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– National Breastfeeding CoordinatorActivities for Breastfeeding Week commenced yesterday with National Breastfeeding Coordinator, Ms Ninian Blair,Sean Rodriguez Jersey, urging that breast milk be promoted at all levels of society.Ms Blair was at the time addressing a gathering at the Maternity Ward of the West Demerara Regional Hospital to mark the start of the week with a church service.Ms Ninian Blair presents a mother with a bag of tokensThe observance of Breastfeeding Week, which has as its theme: “Support Breastfeeding, Give our children the “Golden” start in life,” started yesterday and will culminate on Saturday.According to the National Coordinator, while the theme focuses on the fact that breastfeeding is an ideal source of nourishment for infants and young children, it also shows that breastfeeding mothers need support to ensure that their children get the best start in life.“It is a well known fact that when mothers are supported they breastfeed much longer,” Ms Blair emphasised.She firmly pointed out to the audience, which comprised primarily mothers, that breastfeeding, and in particular exclusive breastfeeding, is one of the most successful interventions to improve their (infants) health.“During pregnancy, mothers need to be encouraged and supported to breastfeed at home, in the community, and at the health facilities. At delivery, mothers need support to begin breastfeeding within one hour of birth, and continued support while hospitalised.”According to Ms Blair,Oakland Athletics Matt Joyce Jersey, after a mother is discharged from hospital, the support of the family and the community, as well as the workplace and health centres, is needed to continue encouraging her to breastfeed.“Mothers should breastfeed exclusively up to six months, and continue breastfeeding for two years or more, as well as feeding the child with other nutritious foods,” she asserted.And to ensure that mothers adhere to the need for breastfeeding,Ben Revere Jersey, Ms Blair disclosed, even grandmothers and officials at day care facilities should support and encourage the practice of breastfeeding.In addition to this, she related,Travis Shaw Jersey, mothers also require some amount of support from Government to ensure that the dealers who market infant formula never seek to persuade mothers that their products could be equivalent to breast milk.“Breast milk is the golden standard. There is no match, so do not be fooled by their (dealers’) advertisements,” Ms Blair warned.In fact, she posited that when a mother breastfeeds her child,Tampa Bay Rays Matt Duffy Jersey, she does not have to spend money to buy infant formula, which can prove to be very expensive. She noted that one regular tin of baby milk may last for a single week.As a result of this, she pointed out, it can lead to a problem of mothers attempting, “to stretch the milk by using water,Washington Nationals Joe Blanton Jersey, which can cause the baby to become exposed to other infections.”By giving babies breast milk, Ms Blair noted, a family’s finance can instead be directed towards the purchasing of nutritious foods.As such, she challenged the gathering to encourage every pregnant woman to breastfeed her baby when it is born,R.A. Dickey Jersey, as well as to encourage those already with babies to breastfeed as well.“When you see a mother breastfeeding,San Francisco Giants Gordon Beckham Jersey, congratulate her for giving her child the golden start in life. These words of encouragement should also be given to the father of the babies so that he, too, can encourage the mother to continue doing what is best for the baby.”Pastor Paul Rampersaud, who delivered a brief sermon at yesterday’s event,Cameron Maybin Jersey, also admonished mothers to embrace their God-given role without hesitation.According to the pastor, God created man and woman, and outlined that women were specially designed with a womb and other body parts, such as the breast, in order to effectively care for babies.He, too, elaborated on the need for more support to be given to mothers to boost the practice of breastfeeding.The forum yesterday was not without artistic pieces, including the rendition of a song, ‘Breastfeeding is a right’ performed by Indranie, one of the hospital staffers.All mothers in attendance were presented with a special bag of tokens for their babies.