Benefit and Challenges of Exclusive BreastFeeding

Zidna Sabela Naja1 Dian Sutrisni 2

Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding has been recognised as an important public health tool for
the primary prevention of child morbidity and mortality. Consequently, the WHO and
UNICEF have recommended exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months after delivery,
followed by introduction of complementary foods and continued breastfeeding for 24 months
or more. (TESIS BREASTFEEDING CHALLEGES) . One of striking issue is ,almost all
Indonesian women traditionally breastfeed their children at some point after birth, but the
problem lies in the fact that many don't do it exclusively.In fact, recent data has shown that
exclusive breastfeeding rates in Indonesia have dropped by 10% between 2006 and 2008.
(bbc,) .However, efforts to promote exclusive breastfeeding have either achieved limited
successes or run into severe problems due in part to poor understanding of the several
influences on the practice. As a social institution and more importantly the basic unit of
society, the aim of this study was to seek an in-depth understanding of challenges on
exclusive breastfeeding. (TESIS BREASTFEEDING CHALLEGES) . In resource limited
settings where poor and suboptimal breastfeeding practices frequently result to child
malnutrition which is a major cause of more than half of all child deaths (Sokol et al. 2007).
Our finding also want to show the challeges and benefits if breast feeding not only for
malnutrition prevention but also physiology,immunology, women health , and goverment
regulation for women workers and formula milk. As a result, drawing the attention of policy
makers to the need to regulate the marketing of breastmilk substitutes can be a challenge.

Keywords: Breasfeeding,Formula Milk

References:

[1] Sokol E, Aguayo V, Clark D. Protecting Breastfeeding in West and Central

Africa: 25 Years Implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk
Substitutes. UNICEF Regional Office for West and Central Africa, 2007.

[2] Tesis breastfeeding challeges