Breastfeeding Week, October 1-7

It is one of the most basic conditions of sufficient and balanced nutrition that can maintain its presence under happy, peaceful and assurance in the development of economic and social orientation in healthy and strong life of individuals who create it. Unstable and unbalanced nutrition; on one hand, individuals are negatively affecting physical, social and mental development, economic and cultural development of society on the other hand. These negative effects are seen in most babies and children.

For the last 30 years, studies concentrated on mother milk have revealed the fact that mother milk is a unique nutrients and can not be filled in baby nutrition. As a result of this, the use of mother milk has become more common all over the world. Breastfeeding is the most important factor in the health and well-being of mothers and babies. No other feeding option does not provide the proven benefits of breastfeeding.

Mother Milk First 6 Months All Food Needs Per One

All babies and children have enough nutrition right to be healthy and protect their health. Anne milk is the most suitable nutrients that provide this right for healthy growth and development of the baby. Mother milk is unique for the first 6 months to meet the baby's whole food requirement alone, easily digest and protect against various diseases.

Despite this, less than half of the newborn babies all over the world begin to life by taking mother milk at the first 1 time of their lives. After that, about only 44 percent of the babies can only be expected with mother milk in the first six months of their lives, this rate is below 50 percent of the World Health Organization (DSÖ) put by 2025.

Mother Milk A Live Food, A Miracle Food

“Mother Milk Promotion and Baby Friendly Health Organizations Program” was launched in 1991 with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health and UNICEF in time with the developments in the world. As the Ministry of Health, starting breastfeeding immediately after the birth of infants, the first 6 months only to give mother milk and continue until 2 years and beyond breastfeeding with appropriate nutrients after 6 months, and in this way, our main aim is to start living healthyly of all babies. Mother milk is a vibrant food, miracle food that supports both short and long-term mother and child health.

Ten Steps For Successful Breastfeeding

In order to protect and support breastfeeding, “On-Step Strategy for Successful Breastfeeding” was created. These rules prepared to inform both the health staff, both mother, and family in many matters, such as maintaining and storing the right breastfeeding technique, the protection and preservation of the mother milk, the damage of the use of pacifier and pepperon are in all our healthcare facilities and especially breastfeeding rooms.