The role of the father is very big for the success of exclusive breast-feeding mothers to their babies. A survey says the success of breastfeeding mothers if the father does not know and does not endorse just 26.1 percent. However, if the father knows and supports was 98.1 percent. Similarly, exposure of dr. Utami Roesli, Chairman of the Indonesian Lactation Center (Selasi).
"From
the survey numbers look very significant spike in success if the father
knows and supports exclusive breastfeeding," he told reporters on
Wednesday (01/16/2013) yesterday in Jakarta. "The success of breastfeeding is the father of success, failure is also a failure ASI father," he added.
Under section 128 (1) and 129 (2) of Act No.. 36
of 2009 on health, every baby Indonesia are entitled to exclusive
breastfeeding, and every mother has the right to be fully supported by
families, governments, and communities in the delivery of nursing
opportunities.
