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UNICEF, Bengal govt join hands to promote fathers’ role in breastfeeding
Updated On: 08 August, 2024 02:41 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
According to the chief of UNICEF in West Bengal, Dr Md Monjur Hossain, there is an interesting example of how fathers` involvement can be promoted in newborn care
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The West Bengal government and UNICEF have joined hands for promoting the involvement of fathers in encouraging new mothers to breastfeed their babies till six months of age.
According to the West Bengal Minister incharge of the Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department, Dr Shashi Panja, as part of the initiative, workers at Anganwadis have begun to discuss the benefits of breastfeeding with fathers of the newborn and other family members. “Breastfeeding should not be discussed with the mothers alone. This awareness-building exercise should start immediately with the conception of a child so that the entire family comes forward in easing the mother into breastfeeding,” said Panja, who is herself a medical practitioner.
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