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Breastfeeding is the gold standard in infant feeding. All mothers are encouraged to practice breastfeeding TSEK to ensure that the baby gets the proper nutrition during the first 1000 days which is the critical period of growth and development.
Breastfeeding TSEK means:
- “Tama” - immediate skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby after birth, and initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour of life.
- “Sapat” – the mother need not worry if she is not producing much milk during the first few days after the child’s birth. Little breastmilk is enough for the first week and frequent breastfeeding ensures continuous breastmilk supply to respond to the increasing needs of the baby.
- “EKsklusibo” - giving only breastmilk and no other liquid to the baby for the first six months. Breastmilk has all the water and nutrients that the baby needs for the first six (6) months after which the baby should be given appropriate complementary foods while continuing breastfeeding.
Read more: Mag-breastfeeding TSEK para nutrisyon ni Baby ay TSEK
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Eating healthy does not have to be expensive. This was proven by the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) of Metro Manila who demonstrated how to cook their healthy ulam of the day via their video entries to the Healthy UOTD Cooking Contest of the National Nutrition Council-NCR.
During this pandemic when many households do not have enough money to buy food, cooking healthy meals for the family is really a challenge. This is the reason why during the start of the pandemic in 2020, the National Nutrition Council-NCR encouraged the Barangay Nutrition Scholars in Metro Manila to share their ‘ulam’/dish recipes that are easy to prepare, low-cost, and healthy. The BNSs shared recipes that mothers can prepare even with a limited budget – ulam na hindi lang mura pero masarap, masustansya, at madaling lutuin.
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The first 1000 days consists of three (3) essential phases: 270 days of conception and pregnancy; 180 days of the child from birth until age 6 months, and the remaining 550 days from the child’s 6th month to his/her 2nd birthday. Good nutrition during the child’s first 1000 days is imperative as it sets the foundation for the child’s over all health and nutrition, and future.
The child’s brain develops fastest during pregnancy requiring optimum nutrition. As the child is dependent on maternal nutrition, the pregnant mother needs to be well-nourished. Thus, the first step in ensuring that the child receives good nutrition for growth and development during the first 270 days is by taking care of the health and nutritional needs of the pregnant mother. Kaya mahalaga na alagaan ang buntis.
In the 2019 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS), 22.9% of pregnant women were found to be nutritionally at-risk and there were more teenage pregnant mothers (28.5%) who were nutritionally at-risk than adult pregnant women (22.3%). Anemia among pregnant women is considered a mild public health problem at 19.9% based on the same survey. Being underweight or nutritionally at-risk and anemic during pregnancy pose health risks to the mother and more so, to the growing fetus in her womb. The mother must maintain a healthy weight during pregnancy and get the proper amount of essential nutrients for her and the child in her womb. In fact, a woman must have normal weight even before becoming pregnant to give birth to a healthy infant with birth weight of not less than 2.5 kilograms.
Read more: “Alagaan ang Buntis”: Nurturing the child during the first 270 Days
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With almost 15,000 shares and more than 6,000 reactions on their vlogs, nine (9) Barangay Nutrition Action Officers in Metro Manila caught the attention of netizens with their #ADayInALife of A BNAO Vlog entries in a contest conducted by the National Nutrition Council-NCR in line with the 2021 Nutrition Month celebration.
Through their vlogs or video blogs, the BNAOs provided the netizens a glimpse of their typical workday as they perform their tasks in the implementation of their barangay nutrition program with focus on the first 1000 days of the child. The first 1000 days of the child starts from conception until the child’s second birthday. Critical nutrition interventions or services must be provided to pregnant mothers and children in their first two years of life to prevent all forms of malnutrition, particularly stunting or stunted growth of children due to long-standing nutritional inadequacy and frequent illnesses.
Read more: NCR BNAOs share stories of their work in the F1KD Program
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The National Nutrition Council – NCR (NNC-NCR) enjoins the public to work together and end all forms of malnutrition by scaling up nutrition actions in the first 1000 days of life as the main message of this year’s Nutrition Month Celebration with the theme, “Malnutrisyon patuloy na labanan, First 1000 Days tutukan!”.
This year’s Nutrition Month campaign aims to: 1) educate the public on the First 1000 Days of life and the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) as the country’s framework to combat malnutrition; 2) encourage collaboration among various stakeholders to scale up nutrition actions to address malnutrition especially during the first 1000 days; and, 3) engage stakeholders for nutrition actions.
Read more: NNC-NCR enjoins the public to fight malnutrition, follow the “ABKD ng F1K”
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Pregnant mothers in Metro Manila shared their First 1000 Days journey through their original poems as entries in the Nutri-Tula Writing Contest. The contest was conducted by the National Nutrition Council – NCR in line with the celebration of the 47th Nutrition Month with the theme, “Malnutrisyon patuloy na labanan, First 1000 Days tutukan!”.
Through their original poem, the pregnant mothers were able to share what they are doing to keep themselves and their babies healthy ang the things that they will do during the child’s first two (2) years of life to ensure that the child will get the best nutrition to grow well and healthy.
Read more: Pregnant mothers share their First 1000 Days journey through Nutri-Tula
