Women in Tana River County have been accused of refusing to breastfeed their children for fear of having sagging breasts.
Public Health Officer Samuel Jefwa said most women want to maintain their firm breasts in order to impress their men.
Mr Jefwa said the women fear that if they breastfeed, their breasts will sag hence making them unattractive to their men.
As a result, Mr Jefwa said babies who are not breastfed suffer malnutrition, and easily fell victims of nutritional diseases, and so did the mothers.
According to the health officer, the mothers preferred feeding their young babies with cow milk, porridge and other heavy food putting their babies at risk.
“Lactating parents have been stopping the breastfeeding process in less than six months after birth, putting the health of the babies at risk. They fear that their breasts will sag, hence they want to maintain firm, pointed breasts to impress their spouses.”
“The mothers don’t know what they are denying their children, and they also do not know they are making themselves vulnerable to breast cancer,” he added.
Mr Jefwa urged women to put the health of their babies first by ensuring they breastfeed their new born babies.
The health officer further urged men to appreciate and support their wives when they give birth adding that men should also be sensitized on the importance of breastfeeding as compared to having a wife with firm breasts.
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