PUBLISHED: 3 August 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
According to a new survey supported by Unicef, more parents are nursing their babies today, but the level is still significantly below the worldwide goal for 2025.
According to the study, nearly one in three parents in Thailand breastfed their infants entirely during the first six months of life. This also reveals a significant difference from the Global Nutrition Target of 50 % by 2025, though.
This week is World Breastfeeding Week, and Unicef is urging more assistance to ensure that all mother, including working ones, breastfeed their infants entirely.
According to Kyungsun Kim, Unicef’s member for Thailand, despite the fact that the unique feeding level in Thailand has doubled over the past few years, to many kids still don’t get the best start in life.
” A family’s power is breastmilk.” However, as a mother myself, I am aware that breastfeeding is not always simple, and it can be difficult for working parents to continue breastfeeding specifically for at least six months.
To continue breastfeeding and provide their babies with the best food for their ideal development, mothers need assistance from family members, doctors, nurses, as well as their employers and coworkers.
All the nourishment that babies require to grow and thrive are present in milk. According to her, breastfed children have better cognitive outcomes and are less likely to experience waste and stunting than non-breasted children.
Parents should breastfeed their infants in the first hour of life and exclusively for six months, according to the World Health Organization and Unicef. According to Ms. Kim, parents may continue breastfeeding their infants after six months while also feeding them appropriately for their time.
Unicef Thailand is launching” The Masterpiece” on social media this week to spread awareness that feeding is one’s business.
To emphasize the value of lactation, the plan includes playful reworkings of the most famous artworks in the world. According to Ms. Kim, the strategy emphasizes the significance of feeding throughout human story.