Lucknow: UP has become the first state in the country to develop a Facility-Based Lactation Management (FBLM) training module for healthcare providers to strengthen breastfeeding support in hospitals and reduce dependence on formula feeding.Additional chief secretary (Medical Health) Amit Kumar Ghosh launched the module on Friday at a state-level Training of Trainers (ToT) programme organised by the Directorate of Family Welfare under the National Health Mission, with support from UNICEF and KGMU.The module, written by experts including Prof SN Singh (KGMU), Prof Shalini Tripathi (KGMU), Prof Anita Singh (SGPGI) and Prof Prathima Anand (Lady Hardinge Medical College), will train doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers to counsel mothers, manage breastfeeding problems and ensure timely initiation of breastfeeding after delivery.Prof Shalini Tripathi said the initiative focuses on ensuring that low-birth-weight, preterm and sick newborns receive their mother’s milk at the earliest, minimising the use of formula feeding. Healthcare professionals from 45 districts are participating in the training programme.
