#infant

Collection of infant news, found 347 news.

Total fertility rate affects maternal, infant mortality rates: BKKBN

The number of children that mothers gave birth to during their fertility period, or total fertility rate (TFR), affects ...

BKKBN class to build parents' understanding of early infant life

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has started a class called 'Class for Great Parents ...

Breastfeeding crucial to prevent dwarfism in children: Professor

The breastfeeding phase plays an important role in preventing dwarfism in children, the University of Indonesia (UI) ...

Central, regional stakeholders should seriously handle stunting: MPR

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat urged stakeholders at the central and ...

Gov't must help improve quality of 71.4 million families: BKKBN

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has said that the government will need to assist as many as ...

Confident Aceh can reduce childhood stunting: ministry

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture is confident that Aceh can reduce the childhood stunting ...

Gov't policies must take children's views into account: official

Deputy for the Fulfillment of Children's Rights at the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection ...

BKKBN, ministry launch premarital health screening program

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) and the Ministry of Religious Affairs on Friday inaugurated ...

Some 37% of young Indonesian women prone to anemia: BKKBN

Around 37 percent of young Indonesian women are at risk of developing iron deficiency and low blood cell count, which ...

Multi-sectoral involvement crucial to handle stunting: Legislator

Involvement of various stakeholders, including the government, academicians, entrepreneurs, community, and media, is ...

Bride, groom health checkup crucial to prevent stunted birth: Minister

The requirement for prospective brides and grooms to undergo health checks before marriage aims to detect health issues ...

Two prior generations of infant determine stunting likelihood: BKKBN

Two generations in a family could determine the likelihood of a child being born stunted, according to the National ...

Bangka Belitung prepares action plan to reduce stunting

The Bangka Belitung Islands provincial government said it has prepared an action plan to expedite stunting reduction by ...

Low rubella immunization rate puts babies at risk of deafness

Head of the Association of Otorhinolaryngologists, Jenny Bashiruddin, cited the low rate of rubella immunization in ...

Infants account for 3% Omicron deaths: ministry

Three percent or 33 of the 1,090 patients who have died of Omicron in Indonesia so far have been infants aged under ...