Overview
The Family Welfare Division, DOHS has released a new Informative Handbook on breastfeeding aimed at empowering pregnant women and new mothers with essential knowledge on breastfeeding.
The primary goal of this handbook is to increase awareness and education on the breastfeeding, ensuring a higher rate of successful breastfeeding practices across the country. This handbook provides information on;
- Recommended practices for breastfeeding
- Problems that may arise during breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding and special situations; breastfeeding during sickness, tuberculosis, HIV use of medicine, HIV etc.
- Additional support for breastfeeding
- Answers to common questions and curiosities
- Potential problems that may arise and solutions
- World Breastfeeding Week
- 10 facts on breastfeeding – Public Health Update
- Activities to protect, promote and support of breastfeeding
- Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility – Public Health Update
- World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2022! Step up for Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding Facts in Nepal – Public Health Update
- World Breastfeeding Week 2020 – Public Health Update
- Lactation Management Centre Guideline 2079 – Public Health Update
- Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding – Public Health Update
- Foundation of life! World Breastfeeding Week 2018