Low Birth Weight & Sick Babies

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Every year, more than 20 million infants are born weighing less than 2.5 kg – over 96% of them in developing countries. These low-birth-weight (LBW) infants are at increased risk of early growth retardation, infectious disease, developmental delay and death during infancy and childhood. Interventions to improve the feeding of LBW infants are likely to improve the immediate and longer-term health and well-being of an individual infant and have a significant impact on neonatal and infant mortality levels in the population.

Breastfeeding has many health benefits for both a mother and an infant. Breast milk contains all the nutrients an infant needs in the first six months of life. Breastfeeding further protects against diarrhea and common childhood illnesses, such as pneumonia, and may also have longer-term health benefits for a mother and a child.

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