The Child Health Nursing department of KINS under KIIT-DU celebrated World Breastfeeding Week 2025 from 1st August to 7th August 2025 with the theme “Prioritise Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems”. It was attended by GNM 2nd year, B.Sc. Nursing 6th semester, MSc Nursing 1st year and 2nd year, including KINS faculties.
On the first day, a workshop was conducted on “Facility-based Newborn Care (FBNBC) and Essential Newborn Care (ENBC)”. The celebration started with lamp lighting, a magnificent classical welcome dance and a keynote address by Prof.(Dr.) Niyati Das, Principal, KINS.
Eminent speaker Dr. Jagdish Prasad Sahoo, Additional Professor of Neonatology, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, shared the knowledge enriched with evidence-based practice in a very effective manner. The effectiveness of this session was assessed by pre-test and post-test responses. Continuing this celebration, on 2nd August, a workshop on Integrated Management of Neonatal & Childhood Illness (IMNC) was conducted at KIMS.
This session was conducted by Dr. Alpana Mishra, Professor, Department of Community Medicine. This session was indeed informative, which was evaluated by pre-test; post-test responses, along with feedback.
On 4th August, with the motive of disseminating hands-on training skills, a CNE was organised by 1st year and 2nd year MSc Nursing O&G Nursing specialty, Child Health Nursing, Community Health Nursing and Mental Health Nursing specialty in Child Health Nursing lab and OBG lab of KINS on essential aspects like Antenatal assessment, Postnatal assessment, Neonatal resuscitation, Essential Newborn care, Labour management and Partograph.
Each station was equipped with an aid and checklist. All BSc. Nursing 6th semester and GNM 2nd year students, group-wise, attended this workshop. As a part of activity-based learning, a Congenital Disorder file exhibition was organised by BSc Nursing 6th semester students on 5th August at the Child Health Nursing Lab. This was evaluated by Prof.(Mrs.) Kalyani Rath, Vice Principal, HOD, Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, KINS.
On 7th August, MSc 1st year and 2nd year Child Health Nursing conducted an in-service education for nursing officers working in paediatric and OBG departments with the theme of “Every Baby Counts: A Holistic Approach to Zero Separation, Breastfeeding and Kangaroo Mother Care” at the Paediatric Ward Demo Room. The celebration of Breastfeeding Week concluded on a successful note, marked by enthusiastic participation from students, faculty, and healthcare professionals.
