August 8, 2019 5:44 PM

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Manipur tops in Breastfeeding, Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices

<span style="color: #222222;">Manipur has topped the raknings in Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in the country. Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan released a report on Breastfeeding today in New Delhi. Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar are at the bottom positions in the report card.</span><br />''<br />''National capital Delhi is also among the worst-performing States. The Breastfeeding report card has been developed by devising a composite score based on three indicators namely early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding for six months and complimentary feeding at 6-8 months of child's age.<br />'' <br />''Talking about the benefit of Breastfeeding, Dr Harsh Vardhan said, breastfeeding not only saves child from being malnourished but also saves the mother from breast cancer and ovarian cancer. <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Mr Harshvardhan also appealed influential personality on social media to spread the message of benefits of breastfeeding to the masses. </span><br />

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