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Card 16Facilitate breastfeeding, if this is her choice for infant feeding.• During recovery, assist the woman to breastfeed if this is her choice.• Keep the baby in skin-to-skin contact with her mother when providing care to the woman (placenta delivery, suturing of genital tears),during transfer to the postnatal ward and for the first hours after birth.• Skin-to-skin contact can also be used afterwards to keep the baby warm if the room is cool, for example at night, or to rewarm a babythat is found to be mildly hypothermic.QUESTIONS1) Why is it important to help the baby breastfeed during the first hour after birth?2) For how long should the baby be exclusively breast or formula fed after birth?KEY MESSAGES• Newborn babies should be kept close to their mothers and begin breastfeeding within one hour of birth.• Having the baby start to breastfeed soon after birth stimulates the production of the mother's breastmilk. It also helps the mother'suterus contract, which reduces the risk of heavy bleeding or infection.• Breastmilk alone is the only food and drink an infant needs for the first six months. No other food or drink, not even water, is usuallyneeded during this period. Even in hot, dry climates, breastmilk meets a young baby's need for fluids. Water or other drinks are notneeded during the first six months. The baby needs no other food or drink while waiting for the mother's milk supply to increase.• The baby should be allowed to breastfeed as often as he or she wants.• From birth, the baby should breastfeed whenever he or she wants to. If a newborn sleeps more than three hours after breastfeeding,he or she may be gently awakened and offered the breast.• If a mother gives birth in a hospital or clinic, she has a right to expect that her baby will be kept near her in the same room, 24 hoursa day, and that no formula or water will be given to her baby if she is breastfeeding.• A newborn baby needs to remain in skin-to-skin contact with the mother as much as possible. It is best for the mother and baby tostay together in the same room or bed. Colostrum, the thick yellowish milk the mother produces in the first few days after birth, is theperfect food for newborn babies. It is very nutritious and helps protect the baby against infections. Sometimes mothers are advisednot to feed colostrum to their babies. This advice is incorrect.• Frequent breastfeeding causes more milk to be produced. Almost every mother can breastfeed successfully.• Breastfeeding helps protect babies and young children against dangerous illnesses. It also creates a special bond between mother andchild.
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