• IMPORTANCE OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING ON THE HEALTH OF INFANT


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The health of women and children has been a target  for United Nations World Health Organization. For instance, the health and health of children under six months solely depends on exclusive breastfeeding where an infant receives only breast milk including the colostrum from the mother without any other liquid or kind of food. However, in Nigeria, many women discard colostrum believing that it is not good or healthy for the infant. In addition to the placenta, colostrum is usually discarded with believed that babies will die if they consume it. Thus, the objective of this study was to determi ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]INTRODUCTION 1.1. BackgroundWorld Health Organization (WHO) defines exclusive breastfeeding as the condition where the infant has received only breast milk from the mother without any other liquid or any kind of food to replace breast milk but except for drops of syrups containing vitamins and minerals supplements or medicines for the infants (WHO, 2017). The health of women and children has been the target set by WHO. It has been focused on as the significant factor responsible for increasing population. According to WHO about 21.9 million children are exclusively breastfed for the first six ... Continue Reading