DOHA: Qatar Petroleum’s Dukhan Medical Centre (DMC) has opened a Lactation Clinic, the first such facility in a primary healthcare facility to develop and manage a programme for mothers, especially first-time mothers
The main objectives of DMC’s Lactation Clinic are to promote breastfeeding among new mothers and to highlight its range of benefits, such as fewer incidences of respiratory infections, gastrointestinal ailments and other common diseases in breastfed babies. Fewer sicknesses among children will result in less absenteeism and compassionate leave for QP's female employees.
The Lactation Clinic was officially inaugurated by Dr Khalid Ibrahim Al Badr, Assistant Manager for Primary Health Services at QP.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony was followed by a welcome address by Dr Mohammed Thahir Ismail, Lead Medical Officer (Dukhan). Abdulla Jassim Mohd Al Mihri Al Muhanadi, Administrator (Dukhan), also welcomed all the attendees, who were mostly young mothers with their babies.
Dr Shaheena Manzur, Medical Officer at DMC, then delivered a presentation focusing on the medical centre’s journey to establish the Lactation Clinic.
Besides contributing in ensuring healthy families among QP staff, the Lactation Clinic also aims to provide a supportive environment for new mothers, thus encouraging them to share experiences with each other and to prolong the duration of breastfeeding.
The Peninsula
