World Breastfeeding Week: Is formula milk highly detrimental for newborns?
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00:00Tell me, what is the reason for this?
00:02Usually, we look for options for everything.
00:07We can make changes, but we haven't been able to make blood yet.
00:11And we haven't been able to make mother's milk.
00:14The other things that can be made are not as good as the mother's milk.
00:20What is the reason for this?
00:20Look, mother's milk is a natural food.
00:23And this is a natural system for the child.
00:26All species, even animals, their milk is for them.
00:29For humans, mother's milk is the best food.
00:31It's the perfect food for a six-year-old child.
00:34There is no way to change this.
00:35The things that are in the boxes, are by no means milk.
00:39This is an artificial formula, that's the first thing.
00:42The second thing is, like you said,
00:44there are so many dangers, but why don't we understand this?
00:48In our country, the number of children with diabetes is the highest in the world.
00:52It's a very painful situation that our child is born healthy,
00:56but we give him milk from above, we don't give him antibiotics,
00:59the child gets sick, diarrhea, pneumonia.
01:01And in our country, the infant mortality rate is more than 50% in a year.
01:10That means these children celebrate their first birthday.
01:12A very big reason for this is not to give mother's milk.
01:15This is such a situation, but despite this,
01:17in our country, these formula companies,
01:19because if a box of milk costs Rs. 500, they sell it for Rs. 2,000.
01:24The rest is spent on marketing.
01:26So it has become such a situation, that our mothers,
01:28our health workers, our social media,
01:31they promote other things other than mother's milk.
01:35So as soon as the child is born, the mother says that she needs milk.
01:37There are small problems that can be solved with simple health advice.
01:42And if the mother is told about all the benefits of this,
01:46then the mother will never refuse to give her milk.
01:48And is it even beneficial for the mother?
01:50It is beneficial for the mother, it protects her from cancer,
01:52it is beneficial for the mother, it is beneficial for the child,
01:56it is beneficial for the country.
02:00But here we have left the milk companies unattached,
02:04so that the way they promote people,
02:06they tell wrong things,
02:08and as a result, people give less mother's milk,
02:11they give more mother's milk,
02:12and our hospitals are full of pneumonia, diarrhea, dry fever.
02:16The biggest reason for this is not to give mother's milk.
02:19But often doctors recommend it.
02:21When a child is born, they make it and give it to him,
02:24they mention that you have to start giving it to him from this age.
02:27No, it is not like that.
02:28Doctors are not allowed to do this,
02:30and those who do it, do it wrong.
02:32There are some indications where mother's milk cannot be given.
02:35It is very less.
02:36It is very less.
02:37Like the mother is getting some treatment,
02:39God forbid, like cancer treatment is being given.
02:41Is it in jaundice?
02:42No, no, not even in jaundice.
02:43Is it in jaundice?
02:44No, not at all.
02:45Radioactive medicines are being given.
02:46Out of the way, there are things that are very less.
02:49In all other things, even when there is an operation,
02:52there are a lot of C-sections these days,
02:54even in those, the mother can give her milk completely.
02:56But one thing is that these hospitals,
02:58even private hospitals,
02:59even in the government,
03:00there was a seminar on this issue,
03:02it was also told that first of all,
03:04the children's suction is checked,
03:06how they can do it.
03:07Mothers are enforced on this,
03:09that you do it and spend time,
03:11and the lady workers also support them in all these matters.
03:14See, where a child is born,
03:16it is the responsibility of that health facility
03:18to train the mother so that she can provide support.
03:21And it is the responsibility of the government
03:23to create an environment where the mother
03:25is encouraged to give milk to the child,
03:27and no other encouragement is given.
03:29In Sindh, the Sindh Breastfeeding Promotion Protection Act
03:32has been passed in 2023.
03:34Advertising the milk above,
03:36milk is another thing,
03:37which gives the children weaning articles,
03:39which are food items,
03:41up to the age of three,
03:42even that cannot be advertised on TV
03:44in the province of Sindh.
03:47Similarly,
03:48the representatives of the milk company
03:50cannot enter the health facility,
03:51this is also a crime.
03:52Similarly,
03:53if a health care provider,
03:54a doctor,
03:55gives milk to a child without any reason,
03:57this is also a crime.
03:58Punishments for all this,
03:59and the penalties imposed on them,
04:00are also a crime.
04:05See,
04:06this promotion,
04:07our country,
04:08our economic condition is not so good.
04:10Our average income is not so good.
04:12This box of 200 grams,
04:14we get it for 400-600 rupees.
04:15We can make the same thing at home,
04:17in a very good way,
04:18without any expense.
04:19But it becomes easy.
04:20It becomes easy,
04:21it is healthy,
04:22it has more nutrients,
04:23it is practical,
04:24and there is no contamination in it,
04:26external things do not go,
04:27no water is added,
04:28because of which,
04:29our child remains healthy.
04:31So,
04:32give milk to the mother
04:33up to the age of six months,
04:34after six months,
04:35give strong nutrients for milk,
04:36which we can easily make at home,
04:38give that.
04:39One more thing,
04:40this is for six months,
04:41usually two years or two and a half years,
04:43depending on…
04:44No, no,
04:45up to the age of two years,
04:46the mother should give milk to the child,
04:48but with that,
04:49give strong nutrients.
04:50Strong nutrients.
04:51Ok, I was saying that,
04:52sometimes,
04:53up to the age of six months,
04:54they give water together,
04:55or try to give water,
04:56is that right?
04:57No, no,
04:58it is not right at all.
04:59From the age of birth
05:00up to the age of six months,
05:01for the child,
05:02the mother's milk is a complete food,
05:04the child should not need any kind of food,
05:06including water,
05:07should not be given.
05:08Ok, no.
05:09Only mother should feed,
05:10there is adequate water in it.
05:11What is the relationship
05:12between mother and child?
05:13How good will be the mother's health?
05:15Will there be any difference?
05:16See,
05:17the health of the child
05:18is directly related to the health of the mother.
05:20If the mother's health is good,
05:21then the child will also be born healthy,
05:23his weight will also be fine,
05:24the mother will also feed him.
05:25So, the first thing is
05:26that the mother's health should also be taken care of,
05:28the mother's food should also be taken care of,
05:29not only the food should be taken care of,
05:31but with that,
05:32the other treatment,
05:33which is called,
05:34mentally…
05:35No stress.
05:36No stress should be given.
05:37This is also important.
05:38Ok, tell me one more thing,
05:39that we have a habit
05:40that we have
05:41every medicine
05:42available over-the-counter,
05:43especially antibiotics,
05:44if we use it.
05:45So,
05:46does this have anything to do
05:47with feeding milk to the child,
05:48or should it be
05:49restricted
05:50with these medicines,
05:51or what?
05:52See,
05:53the first thing is
05:54that the child
05:55should be fed milk to the mother.
05:56Yes, yes, ok.
05:57No need for other milk.
05:58Where there are
05:59any medical indications,
06:00if milk is given there,
06:01then doctors know
06:02that there are
06:03some medicines
06:04that if given to the mother,
06:05then the child
06:06cannot be fed milk.
06:07But,
06:08these medicines,
06:09as I said,
06:10if given to the mother,
06:11then the child
06:12cannot be fed milk.
06:13Apart from this,
06:14general medicines
06:15generally have
06:16no such effects.