INTERVENTION, PROGRAMME, AWARENESS, BREASTFEEDING, NURSING MOTHERS, IWOGBAN, PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRE

The Preceptorship Programme aims to increase awareness on exclusive breastfeeding as well as to promote the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among nursing mothers attending Iwogban Primary Healthcare Centre in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The programme seeks to promote exclusive breastfeeding as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) for the optimal growth and survival of infants globally. The introductory letter given to the researcher by the Department of Health, Safety and Environmental Education (HSE), University of Benin, was submitted to the Medical Director of Ikpoba Okha Local Government, Idogbo of Edo State for approval. The researcher was attached to Iwogban Primary Healthcare Centre situated along Lucky Way, off Ramat Park, Benin City, Edo State. Iwogban Primary Healthcare Centre is charged with the responsibility of ensuring and providing continuous and comprehensive healthcare to members of the community thus ensuring accessibility to quality health care of the people in Ute Community and environs. The primary healthcare centre ensures that people at the grassroots have access to quality and adequate health care as a means of achievingthe goal - Health for All (H.F.A).