{"id":21849,"date":"2024-09-02T02:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T02:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21849"},"modified":"2024-09-02T02:42:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T02:42:47","slug":"august-marks-national-breastfeeding-month-essential-support-for-new-mothers-highlighted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/august-marks-national-breastfeeding-month-essential-support-for-new-mothers-highlighted\/","title":{"rendered":"August Marks National Breastfeeding Month: Essential Support for New Mothers Highlighted"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Tracey Liverpool<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August is recognized as National Breastfeeding Month, a time dedicated to highlighting the crucial benefits of breastfeeding for both infants and mothers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breastfeeding offers vital nutrients and antibodies that boost newborns&#8217; immune systems and foster healthy development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For mothers, it aids in quicker postpartum recovery and reduces the risk of certain cancers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these advantages, many mothers encounter challenges with breastfeeding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schyroll Williams, a midwife at the Linden Hospital Complex, notes that issues such as sore nipples and inadequate connection can hinder the breastfeeding experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Privacy, workplace demands, and lack of support further complicate this essential practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To address these challenges, it is important for breastfeeding mothers to have access to supportive resources and networks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Family encouragement, supportive workplace policies, and guidance from healthcare providers are critical in ensuring successful breastfeeding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer Melville, Regional Breastfeeding Monitor, emphasizes the role of healthcare providers in fostering healthy babies through exclusive breastfeeding for at least six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of National Breastfeeding Month, the Linden Hospital Complex organized a week-long series of activities to promote breastfeeding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event featured radio and television programs, a health walk in Kwakwani, health talks with new mothers, and a competition for the best breastfeeding corner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracey Liverpool August is recognized as National Breastfeeding Month, a time dedicated to highlighting the crucial benefits of breastfeeding for both infants and mothers. Breastfeeding offers vital nutrients and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21849"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21850,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21849\/revisions\/21850"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}