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‘Complete Coverage and Covering Completely’ for Breastfeeding with Able, Bold, and Confident Mothers, for Sustainable Development, and Medical Education Excellence

Authors :
Sunil, Jain
Singh, Kushwaha, Arvind
Vishal, Marwaha
Source :
Selected Topics on Infant Feeding
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
IntechOpen, 2022.

Abstract

Complete coverage of all infants, everywhere with wonderful evidence, and covering completely with first six months of exclusive breastfeeding and thereafter proper weaning while continuing breastfeeding up to 2 years of age or beyond is desirable. Reaching all rightly and robustly is required. All this will contribute greatly towards the growth & development of infants and grandly towards the Sustainable Development Goals. We propose the “ABC mothers” plan. Progress for required practices for results possible with making mothers—“Able for practices advantageous, bold with pertinent awareness, and confident with propitious attitude”. Strong efforts on sound footing are necessary for health of all our infants and happiness all around with sustainable development. Scientific infant feeding will contribute to advance the attainment of this. Medical education teaching best beneficial practices is for excellence. One promoting breastfeeding is the best. The US Surgeon General’s Implementation Strategies elaborate “Education content”, “Enabling competency”, & “Education continuing”. Competency-based curriculum for Indian Medical Graduates includes “to promote and support optimal breast feeding”. Need for inclusion in teaching curriculum across US, UK, & internationally has been documented. Given all the evidence for breastfeeding benefits, it should be a consistent essential component of training in all medical schools worldwide.

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Selected Topics on Infant Feeding
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....4f9adab86ab6a690be0c12239e62bc57
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.104297