Doctors recommend feeding children exclusively with breast milk during the first 6 months of life, and then appropriate feeding up to two years of age in order to prevent diarrhea, pneumonia, average otitis media, allergic diseases, diabetes of type 1 and 2 diabetes, celiac disease, celiac inflammatory diseases of the intestines, hypertension, cancer and allergies.
In addition, such nutrition protects from asthma and obesity.
This was told by Melek Kylych, heads of the Association of Volunteers on Breast Freasts and Breast milk Temas.
Anadolu correspondent talked with her on the occasion of the national breastfeeding week, which takes place in Turkey from October 1 to 7.
According to Melek Kylych, breastfeeding is the best form of nutrition, which provides the perfect growth and development of the baby.
She also noted that children with nourished breast milk are better given to study at school.
“Despite its benefits for health, 77 million newborn children in the world cannot get breast milk during the first hour of life. This deprives babies of the necessary nutrients, antibodies and close contact with the mother who could protect them from the risk of diseases and death. Deferred breastfeeding can help increase the risk of death of newborn, ”she said.
According to UNICEF, the risk of death from infection in children who have never been fed with breast milk, seven times higher than in children who were fed breast milk at least in the first six months of life.
The probability of the death of babies who do not receive breastfeeding, before the first birthday, is 14 times higher compared to those who are on exclusively breastfeeding.
due to breastfeeding, children’s mortality can be reduced by 13 percent. In addition, children’s mortality can be reduced by about 20 percent due to the correct practice of feeding.
According to WHO, a deficiency of nutrients in the body is the cause of 7 percent of deaths of children under the age of 5 years and the main cause of about half of them.
In WHO, it is believed that if breastfeeding was carried out almost at a universal level, more than 800,000 children could be saved annually.