Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to create public awareness about importance of breastfeeding to infants as part of World Breastfeeding Week, Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), Mysore District Branch and Mysore Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society (MOGS) have jointly organised awareness programmes from Aug. 1 to Aug. 8 across district.
Disclosing this at a press meet held at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Gynaecologist and Obstetrician Dr. Roopa Prakash said that breastfeeding plays a major role in keeping the children physically and mentally fit. “It is the duty of every mother to nurture their child. Breastfeeding Week is celebrated with the aim to inform, anchor, engage and motivate action on breastfeeding and child care to the next generation people. Many people have false ideologies with respect to breastfeeding. The most important aspect for a child’s growth is breastfeeding. Child care begins from this.”
