though breastfeeding has been around since mankind. Breastfeeding is completely natural and should be allowed in public. A woman who is feeding her child, and should not be restricted to where and when they cannot feed. Every human has basic pillars of needs, such as, love and nurturing. Therefore, breastfeeding is a way to nurture your child, but the public…
Nutrition while breastfeeding is very important. As a new breastfeeding mom, you will notice many changes in your desire to eat and drink. You are not alone! Here are some tips to help you as you begin this incredible journey of breastfeeding. Drink lots of water if you plan to breastfeed your baby. Not only do you need to drink water throughout the day while you're at home, but also take water bottles with you when you leave the house. You'll be amazed at how thirsty you get. Night feedings…
Breastfeeding mothers face many challenges when trying to exclusively breastfeed such easy access to formula, physical complications such as pain and lack of professional and peer support. The short-term and long-term benefits of breastfeeding for mom and baby are not as widespread as health care professionals believe and it is thought that an increase in this knowledge would boost breastfeeding rates. Lack of support is one of the main reasons many mothers either do not breastfeed or quit after…
“The One Best Way:” Marketing Breast Milk In the 1920s, despite the dramatic decline breastfeeding rates in Canada, Dr. Helen MacMurchy, the head of the Division of Child Welfare, attempted to establish breastfeeding as the “Canadian way.” In The Canadian Mother’s Book, MacMurchy promoted, under her governmental title, breastfeeding as “the one best way” to feed infants. Although this message had been ignored with the medicalization of infant birth and feeding practices in the mid-twentieth…
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 and mortality is obvious in infants, especially in poor countries (4). Despite the fact that breastfeeding benefit has been spread around the world, many mothers choose early…
Research needs to be improved on these nurses in Canada, and we need more lactation consultant nursing in primary health care. These nurses can identify and solve problems parents have and educate them to aid in their continuance of breastfeeding (Tedder, 2015, p.243), which will ultimately improve the children’s health. References Bhatia, J. (August 19, 2013). Human milk and the premature infant. Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, 8-14. doi:10.1159/000351537 Svenson, E. K., Velandia, I. M.,…
about breastfeeding in public. I have looked at the issues that women deal with while trying to breastfeed in public settings. I have also addressed the benefits of children that are breastfed, the most important of which is an increased immune system and decreased health issues later in life. Additionally I found social experiments where women who were breastfeeding were accosted in public, but alternatively women with low cut shirts and exposed cleavage we looked favorable upon. This…
This rational will focus on neonatal jaundice with a concentration on the associated implications of breastfeeding. The relevance of this topic is undeniable when considering that exclusively breastfed babies are at an increased risk of neonatal jaundice and the high prevalence of jaundice in newborns (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 2010). Between 60-80% of newborns will develop some form of jaundice within the first week of life, 10% of those are likely to have…
First, I will assess the mother feeling about breastfeeding and determine if she is willing or reluctant to breastfeed her baby. Taking the time to evaluate the new mom knowledge, concerns, fears, cultural values, family support, as well as her previous experience, will allow me to understand her position, help her to clarify her feelings and guide her to make the best decision for her and her baby. In this sense, create a good rapport, make the mom to feel comfortable and allow her to feel that…
Evaluation of Breastfeeding in Public Breast-feeding is a natural and cost free source of food for the babies. It is highly indispensable for both humans and animals. However, breastfeeding in the public has always faced a lot of objection. People have adopted a social disapproval perception to public breastfeeding. Sometimes, women are forced to cease breastfeeding before the child is satisfied or even go for other alternatives like bottle feeding, thus denying the child its natural rights…