Breastfeeding is recognized as the best source of natural nutrition for most infants. It provides all the energy and nutrients that the infant needs for the first months of life. It continues to provide up to half or more of a child’s nutritional needs during the second half of the first year. Breastfeeding offers numerous health benefits to both the mother and infant. The infant continues to reap the many benefits of being breastfed well into adulthood. Breastfeeding lowers rates of developing various chronic diseases in adulthood. Breastfeeding reduces childhood mortality and it is recommended to initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of life. Breastfeeding provides children with a nutrition head start for success in life and…
For centuries there has been a tradition to feed people’s offspring from the source. In society it is made out to believe that it is okay to pay for a girl to undress, but not for a child to feed from his/her mother. It should be widely accepted for mothers to be able to breastfeed in public, but society rules it as being abnormal. Breastfeeding is nothing abnormal. It is an everyday thing in this society, and it always has been. Now think about this, people become disgusted by a breast peeking…
The health benefits are higher and there is not many down sides to it. The doctors should also be sure and inform the parents of the benefits of breastfeeding and be sure that they know how to do it. Be sure that the baby is held by the mother closely until the baby is properly breast fed. This will help both baby and momma to get used to feeding time. Do not give and supplement to the baby while breast feed and wait till after the baby is used to feeding time before using a pacifier. You…
Breastfeed is a very personal decision. Breastfeeding topic always provokes various opinions from family and friends. What matters is the infant getting proper nutrition for his optimal growth and development. Every infant and mother are unique and has different challenges. Established is 1991 by the World Health Organization (WHO) Also, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), which supports and recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that offer an…
affecting personal body image, attitudes of public breastfeeding, and internal measures of the confidence of infant feeding decisions. Breasts specifically play a role in being part of a woman’s idealized view of her sexual body, and it is this sexualized view of breasts that can undermine breastfeeding (Johnston-Robledo et al., 2007). Objectification theory “postulates that, in a culture that objectifies a sexually mature woman’s body, women are socialized to view and evaluate their bodies from…
and the definition of a true woman. What happens when the ideal image of the breasts is suddenly shone by the act of a baby latching onto the nipples in public? Does the woman become less attractive or in violation of public nudity laws? Breastfeeding in public should be permissible for these various reasons. Breastfeeding in public is an act of natural and legal right given to women, breastfeeding in public also in general fosters the healthy growth of the baby along with the quick return of…
I would like to summarize the entire in-class lecture you had on October 4, 2016, that was based on discussing the differences between breastfeeding and the formula. I also wanted to go over briefly about the discussion we had about understanding that any punishment from the parent will not change a child’s behavior. To begin with, there are a few things you should consider before you jump and decide to go right ahead and feed your baby using formula. First, let’s begin with the facts about…
Breastfeeding is something that is essential to a woman’s health as well as her child’s. Breastfeeding is an act that should be looked at as something natural world wide. However, when it is done publically is when it becomes an issue. Some countries don’t have as many problems as the citizens of the United States do with woman breastfeeding in public. In the article “Is the Breast Better?” , Elizabeth Vargas says, “America has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates of any industrialized…
can provide a very ideal nutritional balance with maximum quality and quantity (1). According to the World Health Organization, the exclusive breast-feeding is the best nutrition for children up to 6 months. In addition to providing physical and physiological needs, it can support the psychological needs in both child and mother (2, 3). The basic role of breast-feeding on prevention of infections (such as respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urinary infection) and consequently less hospitalization…
Breastfeeding has become a very controversial topic in the recent years. Individuals have argued that mothers should not breastfeed in public. Some even say that mothers should not breastfeed their babies at all. Why has breastfeeding, which is totally natural, become so taboo? There are so many horror stories of ladies that have been kicked out of stores, receiving horrid looks, along with being looked down upon are all over the internet (Graveman). With all the controversy that can come along…