BREASTFEEDING PALN : " Promoting, Protecting and Supporting Breastfeeding "
Why Breastfeeding is important to be protected?
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Transcript of Why Breastfeeding is important to be protected?
Why Breastfeeding is important to be protected?
Haryana State Orientation Workshop on IMS Act
20 March 2009
Dr. Arun Gupta MD FIAP
National Coordinator BPNI
Life begins here ….
Overview Bit of history .. 1950s to 1970s… Relevant science… How health system was corrupted Some examples of current practice What can be done by the State?
Decline of breastfeeding 1975-1985 BNS Walia documented a
huge decline in chandigarh 3 NFHS studies have not shown any
increase in exclusive breastfeeding rather gone down.
“Misguided propaganda on infant feeding should be punished as the most criminal form of sedition, as that those deaths should be regarded as murder”
Dr. Cicely Williams
“Milk and murder”(1939)
1960s Derick Jelliffe coined a tern
“commerciogenic malnutrition”
Nestle faced a Trial 1974 War on Want
Oxytocin ReflexOxytocin Reflex
For milk ejection3/3
Helping and Hindering the Oxytocin ReflexHelping and Hindering the Oxytocin Reflex
For milk ejection3/4
Prolactin ReflexProlactin ReflexSecretion continues AFTER feed to produce NEXT feed
To increase milk productions3/2
1970s A US baby food company offered free
architecture support to hospitals and separated babies from mothers, Nurseries came up as a fashion
Decline of breastfeeding 1975-1985 Prof BNS Walia documented
decline from 75 to 25% in Chandigarh population
A local story of 1983 17 hospitals of Jalandhar were found to
be under the influence of free supplies.
Mind set of an artist
A Pakistani mother feeding twins, 1980s
Use of Milk Nurses
“poop-cee” from India in 1984
1980s.. Campaign..
On Formula in 1983
1984
1984..Amulspray
1987, 89…
1989 Emphasis grew on complementary foods
Internal demonstration in Manila 1989
2000 ..work
2000 work …
2000…
Amendment Act 2003 Included all baby foods for children up
to 2 years Strengthened the health workers
section
Formula disasters, Lets speak about it ! More diarrhea More infant deaths More diabetes More obesity
Benefits Update on Evidence 11.6% reduction in infant mortality with
99% “breastfeeding promotion” 19.6% reduction in stunting with 99%
“complementary feeding promotion” Better brain development Less obesity, hypertension, diabetes
type 2, and cardiac disease
2009 Advertisement in Indian Express
Do we want this ..?
Life begins here ….
Counselling session
Actions : What can we do Establish breastfeeding support systems Ban sponsorships Enquiry into health facility for use of formula Check chemist shops for promotion and
incentives Regular check, and ban all advertisements and
promotion of feeding bottles and baby foods District information system Empower People to monitor the Act !
Thanks !http://www.onemillioncampaign.org