Lactation

It has been a big controversy to determine If breast feeding or bottle feeding is more beneficial to the baby. For new moms, this is important information they would consider to be aware of because they still do not fully understand and know which is better. Many new moms have been judged for not understanding the pros and cons of breastfeeding and bottle feeding. There is no wrong or right answer to this question. It all depends on the mother and how she feels and thinks will be healthier for…

A current issue in the United States is that women are not allowed to openly breastfeed in public due to public humiliation and law enforcement. Women are getting arrested for doing something very natural, simply feeding their child. People who are against this action think it's public nudity, and disturbing. It’s not until recently that is “issue” has been brought to the public’s eye. Even though breastfeeding has been around since mankind. Breastfeeding is completely natural and should be…

Breastfeeding has become more popular throughout the years. I will address this issue because many women get judged over feeding their infant in public.There are so many other problems in the world that go far beyond this issue. First off, the inherent tendency in western culture to overs sexualize female breasts. I say female specifically because male breasts are not privy to this same treatment in western culture. Laws have been passed in different states that don't prevent women to breastfeed…

Wallace, K (2014). Why are we still so squeamish about breastfeeding? Retrieved from: http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/29/living/breastfeeding-attitudes-parents/ In this article Kelly Wallace discusses why it seems the sight of a mother publically breastfeeding still makes so many people squeamish and uncomfortable. She interviews several mothers, bloggers, and discusses many news articles that have been written in 2014 about the attention public breastfeeding has gained. She also discusses the many…

It is always an exciting time when mothers welcome new babies in to the world. With big plans for their little one’s future, mothers want the absolute best for their child. What some mothers don’t realize is by breastfeeding they can help protect and set up their child with a bright, healthy future. The ideal time a mother should breastfeed to gain all the benefits is at least six months, but they are encouraged to breastfeed for a longer amount of time. “The World Health Organization (WHO),…

Bernaix (2008) study “Success of a Lactation Education Program on NICU Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes, nurses were measured on the study’s outcome at multiple time points on the educational intervention to overcome barriers to breastfeeding. Outcome actions were measured 2 weeks prior to nurses…

features of mammals is the ability to give nutrition to young via a lactation system instead of egg-yolk that is observed in other lineages. Lactation evolved during the Triassic period—specifically the Cynodant lineage—along with other Mammalian characteristics such as fur. Certain milk proteins, and quite many other parts of the lactation system, have been conserved through evolution and time. It is hypothesized that lactation arose amongst mammals that showed maternal care. Many of the…

control programs are generally two pronged:  Targeting the causative pathogen for individual infections (rather than following a blanket treatment approach) aims to speed recovery and decrease the risk of reinfection.  Targeting the infected cow’s lactation point to determine treatment is generally intended to decrease production loss. Somatic Cell Count (SCC) testing is an important element…

There are numerous risk factors identified by many researchers that influence the occurrence of clinical mastitis such as age, parity, lactation stage, milk yield(Yamane, 2003; Rollin et al., 2015) A. Breed Risk of mastitis varies from breed to breed. High yielding cows are generally considered to be more susceptible to intramammary infection e.g. Holstein Frisian (HF), Jersey or HF and Jersey cross bred dairy cows are more susceptible to mastitis than Desi (Zebu) breeds of cows (Sharma, 2003)…

On November 28, 2016, I interviewed Martha Ashlock. Martha is a Lactation Consultant at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis. The first question I asked Martha was what made her choose that profession. She first started her profession as a nurse in the maternity/ labor and delivery department because this was the area that was willing to hire her after graduating. A couple years later, the hospital closed and she started a new job at a different hospital as a case manager. With this job, she helped moms…