PIM
Pre-Lacteal
Hospital Practices
Cultural Beliefs
Booby Bonus
100
True or false? The size of a woman's breasts is predictive of the amount of milk they are able to make?
False
100
This is closer to blood composition and present at time of birth.
What is colostrum?
100
This practice during the hospital stay is most encouraging for breastfeeding by limiting separation between mom and baby
What is rooming in?
100
Some cultures believe that this product is unclean or contaminated liquid from pregnancy
What is colostrum?
100
The practice of feeding when the baby desires instead of following a schedule.
What is feeding on demand?
200
This is the main reason for early cessation of breast feeding.
What is perceived insufficient milk supply?
200
These are considered to be one of the most important immune boosting components of colostrum.
What are antibodies?
200
Ms. Martinez-Hernandez had easy access to this product at the hospital, which has been shown to decrease exclusive breastfeeding rates.
What is formula?
200
This is the term used to describe one woman who breastfeeds multiple infants within the community.
What is a Wet Nurse?
200
True or False: breast milk changes to meet the needs of growing babies and toddlers?
True
300
This type of feeding occurs when a baby is feeding more frequently due to a growth spurt; often confused with not having enough milk supply
What is cluster feeding?
300
True or False? Women should toughen up their nipples prior to the birth of the baby to reduce pain with breastfeeding.
False
300
Hospitals provide this equipment with the intention of supporting breastfeeding throughout a new mom's stay.
What is a breast pump?
300
True or False: Georgia law states a mother may breast-feed her baby in any location where the mother and baby are otherwise authorized to be.
True
300
This the size of a newborns stomach at birth.
What is a marble?
400
This is a term used to describe breasts that have a lack of mammary tissue and can affect the mother’s milk supply.
What are hypoplastic breasts?
400
Colostrum lines this "leaky" organ system in newborns, filling holes and establishing the first microflora in the area.
What is the GI tract or gut?
400
Helps with bonding, attachment, thermo-regulation, glucose stability and earlier initiation of breastfeeding.
What is skin to skin?
400
The implementation of these in South Korea was initially a pro-breastfeeding movement, however the outcome actually further de-normalized breastfeeding in public
What are breastfeeding rooms?
400
This is the hormone responsible in both the let down of milk, as well as the feel good emotions.
What is oxytocin?
500
When done during pre-conception and throughout pregnancy, this may help to increase breastfeeding and decrease anxiety about insufficient supply
What is breastfeeding education?
500
Colostrum is usually only produced in small amount (which may be related to some new moms thinking they have "no milk") because this is so small in a baby
What is the baby's stomach?
500
These activities immediately after birth in the hospital can delay immediate skin to skin and interfere with bonding and early initiation of breastfeeding
What is measuring, weighing, APGAR scores, vitamin K/erythromycin administration, baby's first bath?
500
In some cultures, breastfeeding is expected. The influence of these individuals can play a big role in whether a woman breastfeeds
Who are mother, mother-in-law, family?
500
This hormone is responsible for signaling the breasts to produce milk.
What is prolactin?
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