The Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigerian (ANRiN) project has mobilised students of the Nutrition and Dietetics Department of Kaduna Polytechnic to bolster breastfeeding.
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A cross-section of lactating women in Bauchi State on Friday said that they can no longer afford a balanced diet to sustain exclusive breastfeeding due to the rising cost of foodstuff.
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The Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN) says there is an urgent need to provide comprehensive and equitable breastfeeding support to every mother and child, regardless of their circumstances.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has observed that only 26 children out of 100 representing 26.4% are exclusively breastfeeding in Bauchi state as contained in the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster (MICS) survey.
The Federal Government in collaboration with other stakeholders have solicited more support to promote breastfeeding in the country.
Mrs Mercy Abu, a 26-year-old mother of three and an Abuja resident said none of her babies was breastfed because she feared her breast would sag or lose shape due to breastfeeding.
Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Nigeria Bauchi Field Office Dr Tushar Rane has called on governments and stakeholders to encourage breastfeeding policies that will have paid maternity leave for six months and flexible return to work options for breastfeeding women workers.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative, Cristian Munduate has called on the Nigerian government at both National and Sub-National levels and, employers of labor to take decisive actions to ensure a supportive breastfeeding environment for all working mothers, including those in the formal and informal sectors.
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