Inner Wheel Club Zest organises breast feeding awareness camp

Jamshedpur, August 9 : Inner Wheel Club of Jamshedpur Zest conducted breastfeeding awareness camp at Steel City Nursing Home, Bistupur highlighting the benefits of breastfeeding.

Past president of the club Navneet Kaur and secretary Nikita Mehta interacted with newmothers and spoke about the importance of breastfeeding.

�The first seven days of Augustis observed as World Breastfeeding Week,  our club aims to highlight the huge benefits and importance that breastfeeding can bring to both the health and welfare of babies and to the mother,� said Navneet Kaur.

She said that the baby should be breastfed in the first hour after birth which is also known as the ‘golden hour’. Colostrum or the mother’s first milk is the optimal nutrient and the first vaccine of the baby. Packed with energy, it helps in the growth and development of the baby. The other benefits of breastfeeding include enabling sensory and cognitive development, protecting the infant against diseases and reducing infant mortality by allowing quicker recovery from illnesses like diarrhoea and pneumonia. It was a very interactive session as we also got to know about the hazards mothers are facing in feeding the babies.

Members present there werepast presidentNavneet Kaur, secretary Nikita Mehta, Kavita Chopra and SonalKhara.