Dr Mariya Yola, a Pediatrician in
the National Hospital, Abuja has urged nursing mothers not to deny their babies
from accessing the first breast milk after they put to bed.
Yola gave the advice while
speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after sensitisation walk to
educate mothers on importance of breast feeding, on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to her, the first milk
that comes out of the breast of a nursing mother immediately she gives birth is
known as colostrum.
The expert said the colostrum
(thick yellow milk), was the first natural immunisation to help babies fight
diseases.
Yola, who is also the Head of
Pediatrics Department in the hospital, however, said that many traditional practices
discouraged mothers from giving their children the first breast milk.
She stated that some mothers, due
to their beliefs, would go to the extent to express the first breast milk and
pour it away.
The Pediatrician also noted that
colostrum was the best part of breast milk that had anti- infective agents and
contained all the protein and other vital minerals that the baby needed.
The expert further urged mothers
to exclusively breast feed their babies for six months and ensure sustaining
breast feeding for two years and beyond.
She stated that the sensitisation
campaign was organised by her department to educate mothers on the importance
of breast-feeding, especially exclusive breast-feeding.
NAN reports that doctors and
nurses from pediatric department went round the hospital to sensitise mothers
on importance of exclusive breast-feeding, to babies and their mothers.
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