Experts call for joint efforts to support exclusive breastfeeding
Doctors tending to an infant at the maternity ward, Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam - Phase II, Tanzania.
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Article Author: Experts call for joint efforts to support exclusive breastfeeding
Media Source: The Guardian (Tanzania)
Date: 26 November 2020
In Tanzania, health experts and stakeholders have called for more coordinated efforts to ensure that infants are exclusively breastfed in their first six months after birth. A pediatrician and breastfeeding specialist from the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Dr Mariam Noorani, highlighted several challenges that thwart…
In Tanzania, health experts and stakeholders have called for more coordinated efforts to ensure that infants are exclusively breastfed in their first six months after birth. A pediatrician and breastfeeding specialist from the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Dr Mariam Noorani, highlighted several challenges that thwart exclusive breastfeeding in the country. "There is widespread knowledge about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and most mothers would wish to exclusively breastfeed. However, there are many challenges that families face that may result in the baby not being able to complete exclusive breastfeeding," she noted.