Himalaya celebrates Breast-feeding week

Connects rural women with lactation experts

by Suman Gupta

Mumbai , Tuesday, 3 August, 2016: Himalaya Baby Care, India’s leading wellness brand for mothers and babies has curated a platform enabling interactive sessions,  between mothers who have little access to healthcare information and experts from medical fraternity on their concerns related to breastfeeding. Today, over 100 mothers and young unmarried women in the age group between 18-26 years attended the interactive session, which was addressed by city-based renowned Lactation Consultant Mrs. Joyce Jaiseelan.

“In the urban cities, women have timely access to advanced facilities and information that talks about the importance of breastfeeding. However, there is lack of awareness among the women in the rural backdrop. World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) indicates that poverty can be reduced significantly through breastfeeding. Hence, it is vital to connect with the people in the rural parts to emphasize the importance of breastfeeding. Through this initiative, we intend to educate them on the critical aspects of breastfeeding that will contribute to the theme of this year’s Breastfeeding Week - Sustainable Development of the society. We regularly conduct such specific programs for rural women to promote the wellbeing of the society,” said Mr. N.V Chakravarthy, General Manager, Himalaya BabyCare.

Through the session, Mrs. Joyce emphasized on importance of Breastfeeding and its health benefits for children and for mothers themselves. Speaking on the nutritional aspects of mother’s and baby, Lactation consultant Joyce Jaiseelan said “Mothers should exclusively breastfeed for the first six months of life and continue to be breastfeed up to 2 years of age and beyond, considering its extraordinary range of health benefits. Breast milk provides all the nutrients, vitamins and minerals an infant needs for growth in the initial six months. Babies who are breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months, without any formula feeding, have fewer ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and bouts of diarrhoea.”

About Himalaya Baby Care: Himalaya BabyCare products are enriched with 100% herbal actives and use the science of herbs to give you products that are effective, gentle and mild on your baby’s skin.

About The Himalaya Drug Company: In 1930, a young visionary by the name of Mr M. Manal foresaw the benefits of herbal remedies while riding through the forests of Burma. After diligently researching the science of the traditional field of Ayurveda, he decided to dedicate his life creating products that would improve millions of lives across the world. Today, with a history spanning more than eight decades in herbal research, Himalaya has positioned itself as a brand that cares about not only enriching people’s lives but also the environment. With their ‘head to heel’ range of products Himalaya aims to provide a holistic solution to everyday ailments that affect our bodies.

Seeped in a legacy of researching nature, Himalaya has successfully been able to harness the science of Ayurveda through cutting-edge research to become a brand that is safe, gentle and trustworthy.