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Breastfeeding

Promotion of Breastfeeding program / Mother and Baby Friendly Hospital


Initiative (MBFHI)
Realizing optimal maternal and child health nutrition is the ultimate concern of the Promotion of
Breastfeeding Program. Thus, exclusive breastfeeding in the first four (4) to six (6) months after
birth is encouraged as well as enforcement of legal mandates.

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Republic Act No. 7600: The Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Fifth Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty second day of July, nineteen hundred and
ninety-one.

Republic Act No. 7600


An act providing incentives to all government and private health institutions with rooming in and
breastfeeding practices and for other purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Title.- This Act shall be known as "The Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992."

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy.- The Senate adopts rooming in as a national policy to encourage,
protect and support the practice of breastfeeding. It shall create an environment where basic
physical, emotional, and psychological needs of mothers and infants are fulfilled through the
practice of rooming-in and breastfeeding.

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What You Should Know
Mother's milk is the best food a baby can have in the first 6 months of life.

Why Breastmilk is Best:

1. It helps protect the baby against:

- diarrhea

- cough

- colds

- malnutrition

- other common illnesses

2. There is no need to prepare breastmilk.

3. It is always available at no cost.

4. It helps babies grow up with close bond to their mother.

5. It is easy to digest.

6. It is clean and has the right temperature.

Breastfeeding should start within 30 minutes after birth.


COLOSTRUM is the initial yellowish fluid that comes out from the breast in the first 2-3 days after
birth. It is good for babies and helps to protect them against infection.

When the baby is 6 months old, start giving other food in addition to breastmilk.

Continue to breastfeed sick babies.

A sick mother can still breastfeed her baby.

Breastfeeding mothers should eat nutritious food to become stronger.

Danger Signs

Some Breastfeeding Problems:

1. SORE NIPPLES

- This is more common in mothers who have short nipples.

- This may develop when the baby bites on the nipple.

- Prevention:

- In women with short or inverted nipples, squeeze the nipples several times a day.

2. BREAST ABSCESS

What to do as Community Health Worker

Encourage breastfeeding. Advise mothers that frequent sucking is needed to produce enough
breastmilk for the baby's needs. Advise mothers to keep their breasts always clean.

If the baby cannot suck or if the nipples are sore, teach the mothers the proper way to milk the
breast by hand.

1. Ask the mother to use both hands. Start at the base of the breast.

2. Then move your hands toward the nipple, squeezing the milk out of the nipple.

3. Place the breast milk in sterilized container.

4. Give it to the baby using a spoon or dropper.

Teach working mothers how to store breastmilk to be used for subsequent feedings.

1. Milk the breast by hand before going to work when the breast is full.

2. Place milk in a sterilized container.

3. Store in a cool place.

4. Give breastmilk within 24 hours.

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