Clinical
Skills
Skills
This is the most effective position to establish latch in the first hour after birth.
What is skin-to-skin or laid-back breastfeeding?
These glands in the breast are responsible for milk production
What are alveoli?
This global organization promotes exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
This vitamin is usually supplemented in breastfed babies starting from birth.
What is Vitamin D?
This painful breast condition is often caused by poor drainage.
What is mastitis?
This tool can assess if a baby is effectively removing milk during breastfeeding.
What is the LATCH score?
This duct system transports milk from the alveoli to the nipple.
What are lactiferous ducts?
This initiative supports hospitals in promoting breastfeeding from birth.
What is the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)?
This nutrient in breast milk helps in brain development.
What is DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)?
This condition involves milk leaking into surrounding breast tissue causing a lump.
What is a galactocele?
This is the recommended initial approach for a mother with sore nipples.
What is assessing and correcting latch and positioning?
This reflex causes milk to be released from the breast.
What is the let-down reflex?
This is the term for providing breast milk from one mother to another baby.
What is milk donation or donor milk?
This type of milk contains the most antibodies.
What is colostrum?
This structural issue in infants may affect latch and transfer.
What is tongue-tie (ankyloglossia)?
This is the most common cause of poor milk transfer in a healthy term infant.
What is shallow latch?
This cellular receptor regulates the switch from Lactogenesis I to II.
What is the progesterone receptor?
This Indian act bans promotion and distribution of infant milk substitutes in healthcare settings.
What is the IMS Act (1992, amended 2003)?
This human milk component binds iron, limiting bacterial growth.
What is lactoferrin?
This oral condition in infants may present similarly to milk residue but does not wipe off easily.
What is oral candidiasis (thrush)?
This type of supplemental feeding device is very useful in Induced lactation or Relactation.
What is SNS?
This part of the milk duct system is considered a temporary reservoir.
What are lactiferous sinuses?
This campaign in India promotes skin-to-skin and early breastfeeding under the RMNCH+A strategy.
What is "MAA" (Mothers’ Absolute Affection)?
This amino acid is present in high levels in human milk and is essential for brain development.
What is taurine?
This form of neonatal jaundice is caused by substances in breast milk.
What is breast milk jaundice?