• About
  • Advertisements
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
The Sikaman Times
Advertisement
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Regional
  • Features
  • Focus
No Result
View All Result
The Sikaman Times
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Regional
  • Features
  • Focus
No Result
View All Result
The Sikaman Times
No Result
View All Result

Extend Maternity Leave from 3 to 6 Months – Nutritionist Urges Government

by The Sikaman Times
August 9, 2022
Extend Maternity Leave from 3 to 6 Months – Nutritionist Urges Government
ShareTweetSendShareSend

The Nutrition Officer for Jaman North District Health Directorate, Joseph Addai-Yeboah, has urged the government to extend the current three ( 3) months of maternity leave to six (6) months to promote the exclusive breastfeeding agenda.

He explained that exclusive breastfeeding commences from the day a woman delivers to the sixth month of the newborn baby without adding water or anything apart from the breast milk.

He advocated that the three-month maternity leave given to nursing mothers affects the exclusive breastfeeding plan because the pressure on nursing mothers at the workplace after returning from leave always interrupts the breastfeeding plan, which affects the health of the newborn baby.

Mr. Addai-Yeboah therefore impressed upon the government to extend the period to benefit the newborn baby and the mother.

He observed further that breast milk contains all the food nutrients that are needed by babies to ensure effective growth and development and admonished that families must support nursing mothers to be able to practice exclusive breastfeeding successfully.

Mr. Addai-Yeboah said this during an exclusive interview with Kwaku Mensah Abrampa on Gye Nyame FM’s health programme “Dubbed You and Your Health” as part of the celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, which falls on the first week of August.

Advertisement Advertisement
ShareTweetSendShareSend
Previous Post

Citi FM & Citi TV Hit By Resignations of Key Staff

Next Post

President Akufo-Addo Commissions Two Offices in North East Region

Related Posts

AORTIC 2025: Experts warn of rising cancer burden; urge early detection, local research
General

AORTIC 2025: Experts warn of rising cancer burden; urge early detection, local research

July 24, 2025
Whispers That Become Roars: How Lies Become Truths and Destroy Lives [FEATURE]
Business

Whispers That Become Roars: How Lies Become Truths and Destroy Lives [FEATURE]

July 22, 2025
GRNMA suspends strike plans following government commitments
General

GRNMA suspends strike plans following government commitments

July 16, 2025
Mary Lawson
Business

Celebrating the Invisible Architects: Public Relations Practitioners

July 16, 2025
Prof. Frimpong-Manso Opuni takes over from Dr. Delese Darko as FDA boss
General

Prof. Frimpong-Manso Opuni takes over from Dr. Delese Darko as FDA boss

July 14, 2025
Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh
Education

Govt approves uniform, fuel allowances for nurses, talks on remaining demands continue

July 14, 2025
Next Post
President Akufo-Addo Commissions Two Offices in North East Region

President Akufo-Addo Commissions Two Offices in North East Region

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • AORTIC 2025: Experts warn of rising cancer burden; urge early detection, local research

    AORTIC 2025: Experts warn of rising cancer burden; urge early detection, local research

    2 shares
    Share 1 Tweet 1
  • BoG warns financial institutions over illegal remittance practices

    1 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NPP endorses Solomon Asumadu for Akwatia by-election

    1 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Ghana wins 2nd place at 2025 Pan-African Robotics Competition — Firefly IO urges support for national robotics event

    5 shares
    Share 2 Tweet 1
  • Ken Agyapong, Kwabena Agyepong officially declare bids for NPP flagbearer slot

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
The Sikaman Times

We bring you the best Premium WordPress Themes that perfect for news, magazine, personal blog, etc. Check our landing page for details.

Follow Us

Browse by Category

  • Africa
  • Ahafo
  • Art & Entertainment
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Ashanti
  • Aviation
  • Banking & Finance
  • Bono East
  • Brong Ahafo
  • Business
  • Business
  • Central
  • Communication
  • Culture
  • Eastern
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entrepreneurship & Local Business
  • Exclude
  • Features
  • General
  • Ghana
  • Greater Accra
  • Health
  • Health
  • International
  • International Trade
  • Lifestyle
  • Lifestyle
  • Media
  • National
  • News
  • North East
  • Northern
  • Oil & Gas
  • Oti
  • Politics
  • Politics
  • Real Estate
  • Regional
  • Relationship
  • Relationship
  • Religion
  • Savannah
  • Social
  • Social
  • Sports
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Trade
  • Transportation
  • Uncategorized
  • Upper East
  • Upper West
  • Volta
  • Western

Recent News

Capital Bank founder Ato Essien jailed 15 years for stealing; failed to honour re-payment terms

Ato Essien granted GH¢10m bail pending appeal over GH¢90m case

July 30, 2025
BOG sanctions Fidelity, First National banks over forex breaches

BoG warns financial institutions over illegal remittance practices

July 30, 2025
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

About Us

© 2024 - The Sikaman Times

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Regional
  • Features
  • Focus

About Us

© 2024 - The Sikaman Times

QUICK LINKS

About

Privacy Policy

Terms Of Use

Advertisement

Contact

FOCUS

Ghana

Africa

International

CATEGORIES

General News

Business

Opinions

Politics

Technology

EXTRAS

Sports

Entertainment

Health & Wellness

STAY CONNECTED

Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin

© COPYRIGHT 2022-2025
The Sikaman Times