10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
What is Executive Order 51?
Milk Code
What is the most natural source of nutrition for a newborn baby?
Breast milk
Give one therapeutic way to begin a conversation with a mother on breastfeeding?
Eye Contact
Proper Tone
Placing a naked baby (diaper only) directly on the bare chest of the mother.
First form of milk produced in the first 2 weeks of life
Colostrum
Why is skin-to-skin contact encouraged immediately after birth?
It helps initiate breastfeeding and strengthens mother-infant bonding.
How does breastfeeding help protect infants from illness?
It provides antibodies that strengthen the baby’s immune system.
A mother is expressing concern that she is not producing enough milk. What is your appropriate therapeutic response?
Tell me more, I see, etc
Immediately after birth
Rooming In Act
RA 7600
Which step highlights the importance of rooming-in for mother and baby?
Step 7 – Practice rooming-in 24 hours a day.
Name one long-term health benefit of breastfeeding for the baby.
Reduced risk of obesity, diabetes, or certain infections.
What kind of questions can a nurse ask to better understand a mother's breastfeeding challenges?
Open Ended Questions
Name one benefit of skin-to-skin contact for the baby?
Promote Bonding
Colostrum is rich in
IgA
Describe Step 6
It advises not to give breastfed infants any food or drink other than breast milk unless medically indicated.
How does breastfeeding affect a mother's risk of certain diseases?
It lowers the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, and type 2 diabetes
How should a nurse respond therapeutically when a mother expresses concern about not producing enough breastmilk?
"Why do you say so?"
How does skin-to-skin contact affect breastfeeding hormones?
Release of oxytocin
Launched by WHO and UNICEF to help motivate facilities in providing maternity and newborn services worldwide to implement the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding
BFHI (Breastfeeding Friendly Hospital Initiative)
What is the significance of Step 8?
Encourages breastfeeding on demand.
What is the impact of breastfeeding on infant's brain development?
Breastfed babies may have slightly higher IQs
A mother from a different cultural background believes in formula feeding and is hesitant about breastfeeding. What will your approach be?
Open ended, Acknowledge the belief, Do no agree/disagree
In pre-term or low birth weight infants, what is the skin-to-skin method often called that supports breastfeeding and development?
Kangaroo Mother Care
Explain Optimum Infant Feeding
Exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life and continued breastfeeding plus complementary feeding from 7 months up to 2 years and beyond.