Keonjhar, Odisha – August 2025
Maa Tarini Superspeciality Hospital, Keonjhar has received the active participation and the overall contribution award in the breastfeeding awareness camp, breastfeeding promotion and the breastfeeding policy launch preformed officially in the seminar of World Breastfeeding Week 2025 held in Keonjhar Auditorium
Obligation Toward Maternal and Child Health
The Extensive Breastfeeding Policy initiated by the hospital is a mother-centered breastfeeding policy to formulate an environment that is friendly to mothers and help to improve the overall well being and health of mothers and children in the hospital. It aims to fulfill the recommendation of international health organizations to provide exclusive breastfeeding to infants for the first six months of life.
The breastfeeding policy of the hospital has the following salient features:
- Personalized lactation counseling for mothers on exclusive breastfeeding to help them heal and bond.
- Educational lectures for the families regarding breastfeeding, its necessity and various qualitative benefits on maternal and child health from all the angles.
- Specialist and skillful givers of the healthcare to assist the mothers to breastfeed their infants.
- Ventilated and separate rooms for breastfeeding in the hospital to provide privacy.
World Breastfeeding Week 2025 – Theme and Event
The seminar was held under the global theme of “Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems” with participants from various health sectors, NGOs and community-based organizations. Breastfeeding is important because it helps in enhancing the immunity of infants, helps in reducing malnutrition and supports healthy growth and development of infants.
During their presentation, the representatives of Maa Tarini Superspeciality Hospital talked of their vision towards maternal health and the need of having a clearly defined structured breastfeeding support systems in health care facilities.
Why Breastfeeding Awareness Matter in Keonjhar?
Breastfeeding serves a dual function of feeding the newborn and offers unparalleled health advantages which include:
- Increased immunity for the newborn.
- Reduction of infections and diseases.
- Strengthening the emotional attachment between the mother and the child.
- Long term health benefits for the mother and child.
In areas like Keonjhar which are still developing in health awareness, initiatives of this nature are very crucial in helping families and improving health indicators.
A Moment of Pride for Maa Tarini Superspeciality Hospital
This hospital receiving such recognition is a very proud moment indeed in the milestone for Maa Tarini Superspeciality Hospital. It is a reflection of the hospital’s commitment towards marked health care indicatores, preventive health services, and community health development in Keonjhar and surrounding areas.
Apart from the advanced medical services the hospital provides, he is also actively involved in public health awareness programs, showing that health care goes beyond treatment.
