Exclusive Breastfeeding

Exclusive breastfeeding means that babies given only breast milk alone, without the addition of other liquids such as formula milk, oranges, honey, water, tea, water and without the addition of solid foods such as banana, papaya, milk porridge, biscuits, rice porridge and the team.

Breast-feeding exclusively is recommended for a period of at least 6 months, and after 6 months of infants were introduced to solid food. While breast milk may be given to infants aged 2 years or even more than 2 years.

The experts found that the benefits of breast milk will greatly increase when babies were given only breast milk only during the first 6 months of life. increase is in accordance with exclusive breast-feeding and duration of breastfeeding, together with solid food after 6 months old baby.

WHO-UNICEF made a declaration known as the Innocenti Declaration. Innocenti declaration was born in Italy in 1990 aims to protect, promote and provide support to breastfeeding.

"As a global goal to promote health and optimal quality of baby food, all mothers to give exclusive breastfeeding and all infants were breastfed exclusively sejah birth until age 4-6 months. After the age of 4-6 months, infants were given complementary foods / solid right and right. while breastfeeding to be continued until the age of 2 years or more. Providing an ideal food for babies like this can be achieved by creating understanding and support from the environment so that mothers can breastfeed exclusively. "

In 1999, after 9 years of experience, UNICEF is providing clarification on the recommendation of exclusive breast-feeding period. Latest Recommendations UNICEF joint World Health Assembly (WHA) and many other countries is to establish a period of exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months.