MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Aug. 5 (PIA) --- The chief of the Integrated Provincial Health Office underscored the importance of breastfeeding as the sole source of nutrients for babies up to six months.
Dr. Alinader Minalang said breastfeeding alone provides complete nutrition and health protection for babies for the first six months of life.
Breastmilk is rich in nutrients such as vitamins, proteins, minerals and antibodies that help protect babies from infections, diarrhea and common illnesses, he said.
According to Minalang, mothers should exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth and development. After six months, babies can be given complementary foods while continuing breastfeeding up to two years.
Minalang also reiterated that even working mothers can continue to breastfeed their babies.
He said the government has laid down policies to enable nursing mothers to combine family obligations with work duties.
Offices are obliged to provide lactation rooms for employees who are nursing mothers and allow them appropriate periods to express milk, he said. (APB/PIA-10)
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