Lactation

practices to be developed to offer continuing support, confidence, and education to mothers. Many mothers lack support, live in rural or underserved areas and have access to care issues which can deter a mother’s goal to continue breastfeeding. Lactation consultants can use videoconferencing technology to enhance nursing care to these mothers by using a computer, laptop, tablet, or phone with Skype (as this is free) and a webcam, which can allow the mother to be an active participant in…

Breastfeeding has a positive impact on mothers and babies. Mothers are able to produce and supply milk for their babies through breastfeeding, and they should be encouraged to continue to do so. Breastfeeding is a natural way of like. God has equipped the female bodies to be able to provide nourish and nutrient for their babies. Breastfeeding has many benefits for mothers as well as their babies, such as decreasing the risk of ovarian and breast cancer in women and reducing the risk of infection…

Being a parent means making decisions. Decisions about baby names, schools, clothes, foods, rules, etc. Everyday brings new decisions and with those decisions are judgments from other people. Parents are scrutinized for every choice that they make when raising a child. One of these decisions is whether to bottle-feed using formula or to breast-feed a child. One side argues that breast milk is superior because it is natural. The other side argues that formula is just as beneficial as breast milk…

the effort necessary to provide breastfeeding education is worthwhile on many different levels (Dodt et al., 2015). It encourages mothers to initiate and continue breastfeeding. A study presented that prenatal breastfeeding education by trained lactation experts was associated with significantly increased breastfeeding rates at six months postpartum (Rosen, Krueger, Carney, & Graham, 2008). New mothers are encouraged to attend classes throughout antepartum to gain knowledge on breastfeeding.…

Breastfeeding It is amazing to see the pictures of mothers who are breastfeeding their babies. That fascinating images were created from the inspiration. Unfortunately, that image has faded in the minds of today 's women. In fact, only 15% of American women breastfeed their babies in a year, and this rate is the lowest in the world (Springen). Why? Is breastfeeding very uncomfortable? Breastfeeding has negative impact on the mothers? Is breast milk from mothers unhealthy to their infants? The…

Domain 4, Breastfeeding Mechanics, got the highest mean score of 0.90 this implies that the respondents were knowledgeable about the mechanics of breastfeeding such as proper positioning of a child during the feeding, the orientation of the child’s mouth relative to the mother’s nipple etc. According to the study of Goyal et al (2011), for good attachment and successful breastfeeding, positioning of the baby's body plays an important role. If these are properly achieved at the first and early…

Introduction Patient care technology is a part of the nursing care process that will immediately impact how nurses perform their jobs in the future. An array of important issues is developed into the implementation of a new technology; safety, cost, quality, and efficiency of health care for a smooth transition into the workplace. While some technologies are helpful to the patients, others may take away and distract a nurse from using their five senses that they relied on before advanced…

In 1991 the World Health Organization and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) launched a global program to support breastfeeding. In an effort to promote and implement this initiative, several different tools ware created. Such as programs that included field testing, education for the maternity staff, external assessment and self appraisal tools. Since the creation of this program, hundreds of countries around the world have implemented the program and proven that…

Breastfeeding has been part of the instinctive nature of a new mother since the age of time. As society revolutionized, breastfeeding has became branded as an outmoded means of nourishment, especially when breastfeeding is being done in public areas. Due to lack of education and the need to be socially accepted, mothers have begun to neglect this practice. When mothers choose to breastfeed, they are taking the first step to ensuring their baby’s future in terms of health. However, under the gaze…

placed between mother’s breasts in direct skin to skin contact and breastfed exclusively. It fosters their health and well being by promoting effective thermal control, breastfeeding, infection prevention and bonding. Skin-to-skin-contact promotes lactation and facilitates the feeding interaction. Benefits of KMC Research has proved beyond any doubt regarding benefits of KMC to baby, mother, family & community. Prolonged skin-to-skin contact between the mother and her preterm/ LBW infant…