By Christian Njoku
Mrs Regina Adie, the State Nutrition Officer, Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency (CRSPHDA), on Tuesday said that only 7.8 per cent of mothers in Cross River exclusively breastfed their babies.
Adie told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar that the figure was too low for a state like Cross River, adding that residents and the state government were not happy about it.
The official said that CRSPHDA wanted all mothers in the state to not only know the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, but the fact that breast milk was a natural food created by God to enhance good health in babies.
According to her, the state is trying to eliminate the cultural practice of given babies water along with breast milk in the first few months of delivery to ensure healthy babies.
She noted that exclusive breastfeeding was for the benefit of babies, mothers and the nation at…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
