Infant massage

Low birth weight is a serious condition that a newborn can experience when certain circumstances occur. Arnett (2012) states some of these circumstances could be, "poor nutrition, lack of prenatal care, alcohol, nicotine, or other drug use" (p.102). With this being said, mothers need to become familar with their pregnancy as early as possibl. Seeking medical care at the beginning can help lower the risk of having a baby born with a low birth weight. Doctors are able to give prenatal care advice…

underserved populations (Hall & McGraw, 2014). Use of telehealth technology for breastfeeding is an area of promise that could help meet the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Healthy People.gov (n.d.) objective of 25.5% of infants that are exclusively breastfeeding by six months. The purpose of this paper is to analyze: the impact of videoconferencing technology for breastfeeding support; the regulatory and ethical implications of videoconferencing; how the data is…

When Nick invited me over for tea, I did not expect much of it. I came over in the Late Morning. When I came inside it appeared that Nick had bought the entire florists greenhouse. When Nick walked inside with me, I sat down on his sofa. I heard a knock at the door, Nick went to go get the door, and he welcomed whoever it was into the house. I was trying one of these little lemon cakes that Nick had bought for the party. All of a sudden, I heard a voice I had not heard in nearly half a decade. I…

Although the current feminist movement has revoked some stigma from public breastfeeding, mothers are still ridiculed for feeding their children. A mother will be walking through the local shopping mall with her infant son; the baby begins to cry and he must be fed. Her only options are to either modestly cover herself as she feeds him on a bench, or go to the public restroom and feed her child in a graffiti-covered stall congested with the scent of feces and stale urine. She opts to feed her…

Buying Infant Car Seats For Your Newborn, What You Need To Know You will buy a lot of things for your baby, endless amounts of toys, baby food, clothing, cribs, the list is endless. But one item you will want to pay special attention to is the car seat you buy for your baby. Your infant will use a car seat until around age 8, when they can move onto a regular seat belt. So picking a good car seat is crucial, but it is also not easy. There are lot of different types of car seats, different brands…

instructions from your child’s health care provider can: • Help control your child’s blood glucose levels and prevent low blood glucose (hypoglycemia). • Help prevent your child from developing complications from diabetes. HOW SHOULD I FEED MY INFANT? An infant with diabetes eats on a normal schedule. You may breastfeed or formula feed your baby. Your baby will be given insulin based on his or her blood glucose…

growth of uterus, and the production of prolactin. Prolactin is a hormone that stimulates the milk production as pregnancy progresses (Myles, 2012, p.88). As recommended by Health Canada, breastfeeding should be exclusive for the first 6 months for infants and maintained for at least 2 years to get optimal results for nutrition, immunologic protection, growth, and development (Health Canada, 2014). Breastfeeding…

Every one in 700 live births can occur in either a cleft lip and/or a cleft palate. Cleft lip and cleft palate occur when tissues in the baby's face and mouth don't form properly. Either of these clefts can be diagnosed early on in the pregnancy. Cleft lip consists primarily of the lip, whether it is the right side, left side or in the middle. Cleft palate consists of the roof of the mouth. Both of these conditions can be managed with several surgeries in the first few months after birth but can…

women with depression are more likely to develop postpartum depression since they are unable to take certain medications during pregnancy. If I were pregnant, these would be my biggest concerns. A concern I have after the child is born is SIDS. Sudden infant death syndrome is very scary, because we don’t know for sure the cause of the syndrome. We just know that the…

Following a prenatal diet is very important for a woman that is planning to conceive or has already become pregnant. A woman does not only need to eat healthy while she is pregnant but also before she becomes pregnant, for example: a woman should not consume drugs or alcohol if she is planning to become pregnant to avoid risking the newborns health. What a woman consumes while she is pregnant can contribute to many illnesses like mental retardation, low birth weights, deaths, and many birth…