The project aims to feed 50 newborns during their first 6 months of life. In Venezuela, iron deficiency and anemia are the most common problems, observing serious deficiencies in the nutrition and weight of newborns. Given the lack of milk formulas and other inputs in public health centers, it is urgent to physically and medically assist mothers with the care and nutrition of their children during the first months of life.
Given the lack of milk formulas and other supplies in the preterm wards of public health centers, relatively early infants are discharged, and follow-up visits are sent to newborns weighing less than 3,968 pounds. fortified human milk or formula for premature that contributes 24 kcal / oz, which are not supplied by mothers as a result of the shortage in the national market coupled with the high cost of the same. It is urgent to materially and medically assist pregnant mothers and newborns in the
With our project you get optimal nutrition for 50 newborns achieving the necessary weight gain for their growth that guarantees a size according to chronological age, with adequate bone mineralization and optimal neurodevelopment.
Save the lives of children at high risk of malnutrition in the central-western region of Venezuela
