Breastfeeding discussion.
Table of Contents Informative Abstract: 2 What is Breast Milk? 3 What is Formula? 4 Breastfeeding 5 Formula feeding: 7 Conclusion: 10 Work Cited 12 Table of Figures Figure 1: Components of Breast Milk.............................................................3 Figure 2: Let-down Process.........................................................................4 Informative Abstract: In today's society breastfeeding is a controversial issue. Perhaps this is because people tend to form opinions before they know the facts. Take a minute and ask yourself a few simple questions. What do you really know about breast milk? How is produced? How does breastfeeding affect you and/or your baby? What is formula and what are its effects? Why would you choose to breastfeed or formula feed? What technique would ultimately be best for you and your child? If you want to make an informative decision, you need a base of knowledge. This choice potentially affects the health and intelligence of our future generations. Breastfeeding is still found to be the preferred method all around the world, with 70% of the US mothers opting to nurse their newborn (Neifert, 2003). Formula feeding appears to be a more practical and convenient option for mothers; hence causing a trend towards the shift from breastfeeding to formula feeding. Has this shift been detrimental to our children? Recent
Benefits of breastfeeding
Student: Alena Sarkisov Instructor: Emily Parkhurst ENG - 111 Research paper An exciting and busy time for new parents is getting ready for the birth of their baby. One of the most important decisions they will make is how to feed their baby. The perfect food for newborn is breast milk. Deciding to breastfeed can give a baby the healthiest start in life. Breastfeeding benefits the baby and the mother in many ways. The longer the mother breastfeeds, the greater it benefits the baby and her. "There are 4,000 species of mammals, and they all make a different milk. Human milk is made for human infants, and it meets all their specific nutrient needs," says Ruth Lawrence (Lawrence). Women have breastfed their babies since the beginning of humanity. There were no alternative foods for the infants, so mothers and lactating females (wet nurses) would have no choice but to breast feed their children. For example, in Sparta, Greece women were required to nurse their eldest son and not use any alternatives such as other animal's milk or a wet nurse, because this was the child who was expected to inherit the family name. At other times during history breastfeeding has been seen as something that only lower class or poor people did. In France in the early 1800's, most upper class women hired wet nurses for their infants (Lawrence, 7). In the beginning of the 19th century scientists
breastfeeding
While you breast feed avoid spicy foods, alcohol and certain medicines. Sometimes breast feeding can also be exhausting and occasionally painful. If you are using bottles, you know how much baby is getting. You don't have to do all your feeds yourself. Your baby's father can experience the pleasure of feeding. This improves the father - child relationship and also prevents feelings of jealousy You can bottle feed anywhere without embarrassments in the public. Bottle feeding is not tiring. But there are some disadvantages for bottle feeding. If you decide to bottle feed your baby, it is important that you choose the correct type of milk for your baby's age. Making up feed is easy once you get to know how to do it. Full instructions are always given on the container of the milk powder and it is important that you follow them because preparing the feed is important for your baby's health. You must also make sure that your work surfaces and hands are clean. One of the useful tips when bottle feeding is to plan ahead and choose bottles with wide necks. It is better to feed your baby according to his demand- feed him as much or as little as he wants. You can use the weight and age guidelines on can or carton as an approximate guide , but don't worry if the baby wants more or less, because babies appetites vary just like adults do. IMPORTANT POINTS * Don't be tempted to add
Breastfeeding is an essential source of nourishment for millions of infants worldwide.
Breastfeeding is an essential source of nourishment for millions of infants worldwide. Breast milk contains require nutrients that can help prevent infections and malnutrition. Mother's milk is safe, free, and renewable. However, in the last several decades, breast milk has had to compete with the rapidly growing market of breast milk substitutes - baby formula. As consumers, we trust that the producers of breast milk substitutes make it their number one priority to protect infant health. However, the news that infant formula posed a danger to infants may come as a surprise to many. In the mid 1970s, Nestle (a Swiss multinational) the number one producer of breast milk substitutes was attacked for aggressively marketing baby formula in developing countries. The story of the Nestle Baby Formula Controversy begins almost three decades ago with the publication of a pamphlet called 'The Baby Killer' in 1974 by Mike Muller and War on Want, a London-based activist group concerned with problems of the Third World (Akhter 1994). The pamphlet claimed that Third World babies were dying because their mothers were feeding them infant formula that was being marketed by multinationals such a Nestle of Switzerland (Akhter 1994). The pamphlet claimed that the infant deaths were due to irresponsible marketing of infant formula, especially the "use of medically unqualified sales girls,
In this essay I will be looking at why women choose not to breastfeed their babies, and why the UK has one of the lowest rates for breastfeeding.
WHAT FACTORS ENABLE OR PREVENT AN INDIVIDUAL FROM MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES Introduction In this essay I will be looking at why women choose not to breastfeed their babies, and why the UK has one of the lowest rates for breastfeeding. The current WHO (World Health Organisation) definition of health, formulated in 1948, describes “health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. At that time this formulation was groundbreaking because of its breadth and ambition. It overcame the negative definition of health as absence or disease and included the physical, mental and social domains. We could argue that the WHO definition of “complete” physical in relation to wellbeing is that it is unintentionally telling us the requirements for complete health “would leave most of us unhealthy most of the time”. Different people look at health in different ways. It can depend on their culture, environment, religion, or age group. When we look at health, all physical, emotional, intellectual and social aspects should be considered because they all affect our health equally. Health can be defined in many ways, positively negatively and holistically, it depends on how individuals look at their health and how concerned they are about it. Our state of health depends on many things, such as where we
I will be identifying the different factors that influence dietary intake for different population groups. The groups that I will be looking at is adults, children & young people, older people, family and household, pregnant and breastfeeding women, the d
Dietary Intake Introduction For this assignment I will be identifying the different factors that influence dietary intake for different population groups. The groups that I will be looking at is adults, children & young people, older people, family and household, pregnant and breastfeeding women, the developed world and the less developed world. Children & Young People - social eating and drinking (lifestyle) - food industry (manufacturing, food process) (economic) - healthy eating, marketing and labelling (education) - media (the media advertising the product making you want to buy it) - packaging (pretty and colourful) - price (the low cost) - family and friends (what family cooks at home and influences from friends) There are many influences with children and young people, a lot of the time lifestyle can be a big issue on what an individual eats for example friends can influence the way we eat because they an say things which is selling the product to you and making you want it more. In many ways the media is a big influence on the way in which we eat, this is a fact because newspapers, billboards, television, advertisements and posters are all ways that makes the individuals attention catch the eye of a certain product, for example if a new burger has come out in McDonalds it will then be advertised through
Baby Friendly Initiative
The Baby Friendly Initiative 0 steps to successful Breastfeeding Introduction The Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) was founded in 1992 to encourage maternity units and hospitals to apply the 10 steps of breastfeeding into their units and for these units to practice in accordance with the international code for the marketing of formula milk (UNICEF, 2008). The Baby friendly Initiative has become a worldwide campaign of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF. UNICEF launched the Baby Friendly Initiative in hospitals and maternity units in the UK in 1994; they then went on to extend this into the community in 1998 by implementing the 7 steps of breast feeding (UNICEF, 2007). The main roles of the Bay Friendly Initiative is to work within the different health care settings to improve the policies and practices for breastfeeding to ensure a positive experience for the mother by providing training for the members of the healthcare team for them to provide support to make breastfeeding successful. Once these health care settings have achieved the standard required they can then apply for accreditation to show they have achieved these standards (UNICEF, 2008) (Cadwell & Turner-Maffei, 2008) (Welsh Assembly Government, 2008). The ten steps to successful Breastfeeding In order for the maternity units and hospitals to achieve the accreditation they must achieve the
Case Study and Literature Review
The assignment will be based on a case study of a woman to whom you have provided continuity of care. The assignment will include a literature search on an aspect of care relevant to the case study. Introduction. This assessment is based on a case study of Katie during her pregnancy, birth and postnatal period. It will include a literature review on breastfeeding as an aspect of care. It will also reflect upon the experience the student gained in providing continuity of care. With the application of Driscoll's reflective cycle (Driscoll 2000). Pseudonyms will be used to ensure confidentially as stated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2004) The midwife will be referred to as Jane and the client Katie. Case Study Whilst on a community visit. my mentor and I were called to see a client, Katie. Katie was 21 weeks gestation and had slipped onto the kitchen floor she was very shaken and worried about her baby. After a thorough examination she was found to have suffered no ill effects. Over the next few months I saw Katie at antenatal clinic and found her very easy going and always willing to let me "practice" my newly learned skills on her. Katie was a 33 year old primip, (first pregnancy) who was working in a professional capacity for the local Government. Educated to a high standard and with a good social support network Katie devoured all the information that
effectie breastfeeeding case study
Northumbria University School of Health, Community & Education Studies PP0601BNN01: PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE Breastfeeding and Infant Growth Case study Victoria O'Neill 2008 Word count 997 This case study will aim to look at breastfeeding and growth and its impact on the mother and child. It will explore best practice and current initiatives and guidelines in line with the Department of Health (DH), National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the local Primary Care Trust (PCT). In order to maintain confidentiality in line with The Code (NMC 2008), pseudonyms have been used to protect the mother and baby from being identified. I first met Eve when we went out to do baby Adam's first contact visit at 14 days old (DH 2004b). Eve is a 28 year old lady who is a first time mother who lives with her partner. As part of the initial assessment Adam was weighed. Adam was born at 38+ weeks gestation by caesarean section after mother failed to dilate past 5cm and baby went into distress. His birth weight was six pound two ounces (2.78kg). Adam was a relatively small baby but not classed as low birth weight which often classified as 2.5kg or less (Bonellie et al 2008). When we weighed Adam and his weight was entered onto his centile chart it was noted he had lost 4oz. It is reported that most babies will lose 5%-7% of their birth weigh in the first weeks, usually
Describe the key principles of breast and bottle feeding
Unit 11 Task 1 (P1) P1 – Describe the key principles of breast and bottle feeding Some mothers decide to breastfeed because it is known that breast milk is known to be the best type of milk for babies to receive as it changes to meet their nutritional needs. In the first 2-3 days of breastfeeding colostrum is produced which contains antibodies to protect the baby from infection and high levels of protein to promote growth then on the following days the amount of colostrum reduces and the milk starts to come in. Most babies take the milk directly from the mother’s breasts, although it can be expressed and put into bottles. Expressed milk is often used for premature babies who aren’t strong enough to suckle, and also used for other members of family to feed the baby. The main advantages of breast feeding are: . The milk doesn’t have to be warmed or prepared. The milk is always at the right temperature. 2. Breast-feeding is free. 3. The milk changes to meet the baby’s needs. 4. Breast milk is easier digested with colostrum which provides antibodies and high level of protein. 5. Since there is close physical contact between the baby and mother during breastfeeding an emotional bond develops between them. 6. Breastfeeding helps the mother’s uterus contract and get her back into her usual shape. 7. Breastfeeding is less likely to result in an overweight baby.
