World Breastfeeding Week; Oyo First Lady Educates Mothers on Exclusive Breastfeeding

The Wife of Oyo State governor, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde has advised that all babies should be exclusively breastfed to build a strong immune system 

This was made known during a sensitisation walk by Her Excellency and members of her team,as the world breastfeeding week was rounded up on the 7th of August.

At the World Breastfeeding Week programme, organized by the Office of Oyo State First Lady, where  nursing mothers in the State were urged to adopt Exclusive Breastfeeding for their babies for the first six months to ensure their optimal growth and good health.

The programme, an annual, week-long event, was organised to sensitize pregnant women and nursing mothers on the need to imbibe the culture of exclusive breastfeeding for babies because it has the right amount of nutrients in the appropriate proportion.

The wife of the governor applauded the Oyo State Government for approving six months  maternity leave with pay for nursing mothers in the State.

This was published on her social media page.