World’s largest cleft care organization collaborates with the iconic Ganga Medical Center and Hospitals for this initiative
Coimbatore:Smile Train, the world’s biggest cleft care organization has come together with the Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals in Coimbatore to launch an Nutrition Program exclusive for children born with cleft lip and palate.
The program will counsel mothers on how and what to feed children with cleft lip, which will be on three levels,
·Feeding counseling for mothers and families including the protective benefits of breastfeeding
·Nutrition assessment for patients with clefts
·Nutrition support before and after surgery
Leela Imam, Senior Program Director, Smile Train India stated, “Smile Train believes that every baby born with a cleft must have the opportunity to thrive and grow, without being held back by any feeding challenges related to their cleft. We are sure that the Smile Train Nutrition Program will help children become healthy and avail the free surgery supported by Smile Train at Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt. Limited”
The team is fully equipped to treat babies born with cleft lip and palate and will support throughout the treatments, which will be provided free of cost. They urged mothers to avail the benefits so that children shall obtain proper nutrition.
The NGO is conducting a month-long Cleft Nutrition Awareness and Outreach Campaign across the country to celebrate September as Poshan Maah to bring focus on and educate both parents and medical communities about the special feeding and nutritional needs of babies born with clefts.
NGO Smile Train’s National Cleft has given the helpline number 1800 103 8301
The program will counsel mothers on how and what to feed children with cleft lip, which will be on three levels,
·Feeding counseling for mothers and families including the protective benefits of breastfeeding
·Nutrition assessment for patients with clefts
·Nutrition support before and after surgery
Leela Imam, Senior Program Director, Smile Train India stated, “Smile Train believes that every baby born with a cleft must have the opportunity to thrive and grow, without being held back by any feeding challenges related to their cleft. We are sure that the Smile Train Nutrition Program will help children become healthy and avail the free surgery supported by Smile Train at Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt. Limited”
The team is fully equipped to treat babies born with cleft lip and palate and will support throughout the treatments, which will be provided free of cost. They urged mothers to avail the benefits so that children shall obtain proper nutrition.
The NGO is conducting a month-long Cleft Nutrition Awareness and Outreach Campaign across the country to celebrate September as Poshan Maah to bring focus on and educate both parents and medical communities about the special feeding and nutritional needs of babies born with clefts.
NGO Smile Train’s National Cleft has given the helpline number 1800 103 8301