{"id":4359,"date":"2022-07-13T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knh.or.ke\/?p=4359"},"modified":"2022-08-31T07:39:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:39:22","slug":"world-breastfeeding-week-2022-step-up-for-breastfeeding-educate-and-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knh.or.ke\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/world-breastfeeding-week-2022-step-up-for-breastfeeding-educate-and-support\/","title":{"rendered":"WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2022: STEP UP FOR BREASTFEEDING; EDUCATE AND SUPPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) Committee had an activity<\/span><\/span> packed week (1st-7th<\/sup> July,2022)<\/span> with health talks in<\/span><\/span> obstetrics and pediatrics wards and<\/span><\/span> clinics, an exhibition outside the<\/span><\/span> KNH Information Centre, National<\/span><\/span> launch of WBW2022 held at Mbagathi<\/span><\/span> hospital and Continuing Medical<\/span><\/span> Education (CMEs) at the lactation<\/span><\/span> center situated in ward 1A and<\/span><\/span> Kenyatta Prime Care Centre (KPCC)<\/span><\/span> conference room on the importance of breastfeeding.<\/span><\/span>
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The #WBW2022 Launch, graced<\/span><\/span> by CAS Dr. Mercy Mwangangi (Guest<\/span><\/span> of Honor) an avid supporter<\/span><\/span> of breastfeeding, was one of the<\/span><\/span> highlights of the week.<\/span><\/span>
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This is because it was a chance to<\/span><\/span> demonstrate kangaroo mother care<\/span><\/span> which is practiced and taught to<\/span><\/span> mothers who have preemies (babies born prematurely) in KNH<\/span><\/span> NICU (Newborn Intensive Care Unit) and did a presentation about<\/span><\/span> the role of KNH in capacity building<\/span><\/span> of health care providers on maternal-<\/span><\/span>infant and young child nutrition<\/span><\/span>
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