ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Produced continuously during the last half of pregnancy, is secreted during the first few days of an infant's life, and is rich in essential proteins and confers immunity through IgA.
What is colostrum?
The only food a baby needs for the first six months of life.
What is Breast milk?
BABY'S HAND TO HIS MOUTH, SMACKING HIS LIPS, MOVING HIS HEAD SIDE TO SIDE, AND STRETCHING.
What are FEEDING CUES?
This law makes several changes to the 2010 Break Time for nursing Mothers law that required employers nationwide to provide reasonable break time and a private, non-bathroom space for lactating employees to pump milk during their workday.
What is the PUMP Act?
This hormone stimulates breast milk production.
What is prolactin?
Decreased incidence of many respiratory and intestinal infections, SIDS, obesity, diabetes, and asthma.
What ARE ADVANTAGES FOR THE BABY
DIRECT CONTACT with the mother immediately after delivery, regardless of how baby is fed, that helps baby relax, lower baby's stress levels after birth, regulates their heart and breathing rate, and body temperature .
What is skin to skin contact?
Common among many new mothers in the first few days after delivery. They may experience anxiety, irritability, mood swings, increased sensitivity, and crying.
What are "baby blues?"
Small, pimple-like bumps on the areola that become more noticeable during pregnancy. They secrete an oily substance that smells very much like amniotic fluid and helps baby find the breast through their sense of smell.
What are Montgomery glands?
Decreased risk of mother developing breast endometrial and ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease later in life.
What MATERNAL BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING?
This must be done properly for successful breastfeeding because it prevents sore nipples, ensures sufficient milk supply and transfer, and stimulates plentiful milk production
What is latching?
An initiative that identifies increasing breastfeeding rate as a national health priority in the US.
What is Healthy People, 2030?
This can cause mothers to supplement or stop breastfeeding even when they are producing adequate milk and their baby is gaining weight well.
What is Perceived Low Milk Production?
Milk is made inside these glands that tighten and push the milk out when oxytocin is released.
What are alveoli?
Can help save on the cost of artificial baby formula so money can be spent on other essential items; decreased lost wages from missing work and having to care for a sick baby; and decreased cost for sick visits to child's doctor .
What are economic advantages of breastfeeding for low-income, food insecure families?
The breast fills the mouth and nipple rests close to the junction of the soft and hard palate while the tongue forms the roof of the mouth, extends over lower gum, deep under milk ducts behind nipples.
What is a good latch, essentials of a good attachment.
This program has been successful in increasing breastfeeding initiation rates with babies born in participating hospitals are 28% more likely to be exclusively breastfed at 7 days after birth.
What is BFHI ( baby-friendly hospital initiative)?
Can occur when engorgement or a plugged duct are not properly treated or when bacteria enters through a cracked or damaged nipple in the first few weeks after delivery and may cause mothers to have flu-like symptoms.
What is mastitis?
This varies among women and this may impact how often a woman needs to nurse her baby.
What is storage capacity?
These include protecting the environment from manufacturing and bovine (cattle) waste products, methane gases, plastics, and cans.
What are environmental advantages of breastfeeding or breastmilk use?
Recognizing these things about their baby can help mothers become more confident in their ability to successfully meet their baby's needs.
What are baby behavior behaviors?
To reinforce the vital role that breastfeeding plays worldwide; and to advocate for active protection and support of breastfeeding before and during emergencies are two out of four of them.
What are WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK OBJECTIVES?
This can cause damage to milk producing structures and have an impact on the woman's ability to produce sufficient milk to feed her baby.
What is breast surgery?