To clarify, where I said ‘continue to breastfeed for 6 months’, I meant ‘exclusively’ breastfeed for 6 months in that context 🙂 . Also, including breastfeeding counselling in antenatal care certainly requires resources, but there is huge potential ‘bang for buck’ for improving neonatal and infant health outcomes. The level of breastfeeding support available post-natally is also likely to be very important to promote exclusive breastfeeding to six months.
To clarify, where I said ‘continue to breastfeed for 6 months’, I meant ‘exclusively’ breastfeed for 6 months in that context 🙂 . Also, including breastfeeding counselling in antenatal care certainly requires resources, but there is huge potential ‘bang for buck’ for improving neonatal and infant health outcomes. The level of breastfeeding support available post-natally is also likely to be very important to promote exclusive breastfeeding to six months.
Thanks for clarifying those points Hilary.