Does exclusive breastfeeding in infants for the first 3 months increase cognitive development of the child from birth-age 12? The patient population is infants under 3 months of age, the intervention of interest is breastfeeding, the comparison of interest is formula feeding, the outcome of interest is cognitive development, and time is 12 years of age. Breastfeeding is something that is not always encouraged in today’s society. Some hospitals say “breast is best,” however they do not take the time to educate the benefits of exclusively breastfeeding (EBF) to new mothers. I believe if mothers knew that their baby would have a better chance of not getting sick, making good grades, and having less of a chance of being obese, the mothers would
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According to Watson, her concept of the person in her theory of nursing means that the client is respected, valued, understood, and cared for. This applies to the exclusive breastfeeding theory through the concept that a new mother will not abide by any nurse’s teaching if she does not feel the utmost respect from the nurse. If a nurse kindly teaches a mother about the benefits of breast feeding, she will be more likely to exclusively breastfeed. This will potentially increase her child’s cognitive abilities. The way that a nurse treats the patient ultimately has a lasting impact on the health and well-being of the patient. Watson recognized this and chose to share her beliefs with the world so that other nurses would take the time to realize that the way that they treat their patients is perhaps more important than the drugs given or procedures performed. No modern medical technology can replace the impact of human kindness. Watson heavily influences the practices that we, as nurses should have with our patients. Mothers and babies need the gentlest touch in order to establish a healthy relationship with one another. Nurses are in charge of this through their daily practices and interactions; ultimately the nurse’s teaching results in the comfort of the mother and the growth and …show more content…
presented 468 full term infants and their mothers with a prenatal questionnaire, and assessed and presented a questionnaire on the children periodically for the first 7 years of their life. These 468 infants were born to non-smoking mothers of all classes, races, and socioeconomic statuses. Some of the mothers exclusively breastfed, some both breastfed and bottle fed, and some only bottle fed. This broadness of a population makes the article very generalizable and applicable to my population. The data concluded that the children “on mixed breastfeeding achieved lower total IQ scores at each of IQ check-ups compared with those who were exclusively breastfed” (Jedrychowski 2011). Children who were EBF for more than 3 months had an IQ that was on average 2.1 points higher than non-EBF children. Children who were EBF for 4-6 months scored 2.6 points higher, and children who were EBF for more than 6 months scored even higher with an average of 3.8 points higher. Additionally, the children who were breastfed for more than 3 months “scored on average by four to five points higher on all psychometric tests at each of the IQ checkups” (Jedrychowski 2011). This study showed that exclusively breastfeeding your child leads to significant cognitive and psychomotor advancement from early in life up to age 12. These children were consistently the most cognitively developed through every period of
According to Watson, her concept of the person in her theory of nursing means that the client is respected, valued, understood, and cared for. This applies to the exclusive breastfeeding theory through the concept that a new mother will not abide by any nurse’s teaching if she does not feel the utmost respect from the nurse. If a nurse kindly teaches a mother about the benefits of breast feeding, she will be more likely to exclusively breastfeed. This will potentially increase her child’s cognitive abilities. The way that a nurse treats the patient ultimately has a lasting impact on the health and well-being of the patient. Watson recognized this and chose to share her beliefs with the world so that other nurses would take the time to realize that the way that they treat their patients is perhaps more important than the drugs given or procedures performed. No modern medical technology can replace the impact of human kindness. Watson heavily influences the practices that we, as nurses should have with our patients. Mothers and babies need the gentlest touch in order to establish a healthy relationship with one another. Nurses are in charge of this through their daily practices and interactions; ultimately the nurse’s teaching results in the comfort of the mother and the growth and …show more content…
presented 468 full term infants and their mothers with a prenatal questionnaire, and assessed and presented a questionnaire on the children periodically for the first 7 years of their life. These 468 infants were born to non-smoking mothers of all classes, races, and socioeconomic statuses. Some of the mothers exclusively breastfed, some both breastfed and bottle fed, and some only bottle fed. This broadness of a population makes the article very generalizable and applicable to my population. The data concluded that the children “on mixed breastfeeding achieved lower total IQ scores at each of IQ check-ups compared with those who were exclusively breastfed” (Jedrychowski 2011). Children who were EBF for more than 3 months had an IQ that was on average 2.1 points higher than non-EBF children. Children who were EBF for 4-6 months scored 2.6 points higher, and children who were EBF for more than 6 months scored even higher with an average of 3.8 points higher. Additionally, the children who were breastfed for more than 3 months “scored on average by four to five points higher on all psychometric tests at each of the IQ checkups” (Jedrychowski 2011). This study showed that exclusively breastfeeding your child leads to significant cognitive and psychomotor advancement from early in life up to age 12. These children were consistently the most cognitively developed through every period of