Lactation

Breastmilk is the most natural form of nutrition for an infant. Breastfeeding offers many benefits for both mother and child with few disadvantages. The personal decision to breastfeed is one that is made with major consideration toward benefits and negative impacts that mother and infants experience. While there are many different formulas available that promote nutritional values, breastmilk offers nutrients that are not found in these formulas. Breastfeeding also creates a bond between mother…

1. Introduction Why should you care about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)? Today 90% of corn, 93 % of soybeans, and 82% of cotton are Genetically Modified (GM) (Dempsey). A Google search for GMO safety would reveal nearly 600,000 results, with most of them making outlandish claims. How does one decide what to believe? What does the research say? While the criticism of GMOs has a strong, vocal group of supporters, the evidence supporting GMOs shows that the benefits of GMOs far…

Throughout human nature, people have always been conquering, striving for power and capital above any other objective; even if it means hurting others. Ethical ambiguity hasn’t come in mind to many since the modern age because of the potential of capitol people saw. Many companies to this day obey their practices by operating the right way without causing harm to others to promote a positive environment and loyalty to their consumers. One of the biggest modern-day water distributors (Nestle),…

My Birth Story Birth stories have a lasting impact on expectant mothers. Recognizing the influence of birth stories is a key component of informal communication of knowledge about childbirth for expectant mothers. The goals of the birth story interview and discussion are to provide an opportunity to explore the sharing of a birth story as a critical way of knowing within the family and community, and also to promote understanding of the prenatal period and taking-on of the parental role. The…

When one thinks of using the restroom, the words “public” and “community” are rarely mentioned. The act of which someone does in the bathroom feels like a tremendously private action. Even in home restrooms, one goes out of their way to hide the actions done in the space. In the bigger, community scale many people’s interactions with public restrooms are anxiety-inducing— restaurants, malls, and offices all provide more anonymity, but still invokes nervousness and fear. On a much larger scale,…

Introduction Milk the “White Gold”. In numerous regards the dairy business possesses an exceptional position among alternate parts of farming industry. Milk is delivered on the daily bases and gives a regular wage to the various little producers. Milk generation is very work concentrated and gives a considerable measure of business. The dairy business is the segment with most noteworthy level of assurance because of the financially exposed position of little abundant producers. Milk is also…

“77 percent of new mothers are breast-feeding their babies,” according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention’s 2013 Breast Feeding Report Card (Castillo). The National Conference of State Legislatures’ article “Breastfeeding State Laws” describes, “As a part of the Healthy People 2020 initiative, the national goal is to increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies in the early postpartum period to 81.9 percent by the year 2020.” Many mothers are hesitant to…

Social interaction and behavior including everything from altruistic actions towards family members to acting properly at work , is a crucial part of our life. It is important to understand the mechanisms behind why we feel an urge to behave in the way we do. Many probably wondered, why do some people cheat compulsively while others stay faithful or why some people are more “emotionally available” than others. Recently neurobiologists have made breakthroughs behind the differences in this…

inactivity is the world’s biggest health problem”. He uses the term “Exercise” and what it would be like if it was considered a drug. He mentions other brand names this drug would be called, the dosage amount and the effect it would have on pregnancy and lactation. A few of the benefits or indications of this use of drug would be: treat and prevent heart disease, lowers the risk of premature death, and even manages depression and anxiety. Sallis goes on to mention the side effects, the adverse…

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…