Breastfeeding Module – HUG 2121 This essay will explore various factors within breastfeeding‚ it will focus on the long and short term health benefits of breastfeeding‚ for both the mother and baby it will also discuss the reasons why women chose not to breastfeed‚ especially within the western society. Contributory factors such as social‚ psychological‚ cultural and political all contribute to the reasons women chose to breastfeed or not. WHO (2011)‚ suggests that breast milk provides the
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Breastfeeding in Pubic "Right" or Wrong Have you ever wondered what food is safe‚ effective‚ and readily assessable? That is engineered to individual needs‚ environmentally friendly‚ painless‚ offers long term protection‚ is free and as a side effect is a weight loss method? Could you imagine someone being discriminated against for using such a great product? Breastfeeding is the oldest form of feeding a child. It has existed since the beginning of time. In fact‚ out of all the mammals that
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throughout childhood‚ the teens and early twenties‚ but from birth to about the age of three is an unparalelled period of growth for the human child. In order to sustain this rapid growth period as well as the growth spurts that follow‚ proper nutrition is essential. Through the mid 20th century‚ as bottle feeding became more and more popular‚ the decline in breastfeeding was dramatic. A mere 25 percent of mothers were breastfeeding their newborns (Papalia‚ Olds & Feldman‚ 2008). Unfortunately‚ little
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The health benefits of breastfeeding are well established in the literature and also in history. Let’s face it babies have been breastfed since the beginning of time. Improved resistance to infectious illness: Breastfeeding provides the infant with many immunological benefits and protects against infectious diseases. The mother’s immune system is more mature than a baby’s over time the mother has had the opportunity to build resistance to many disease causing pathogens. This protection is passed
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Breastfeeding in Public: A Woman’s Right or Crime Women were born blessed with the ability to offer the most natural and beautiful act a mother can do for her child. Breastfeeding is a treasurable bond shared between mother and child. Controversy arises when nursing mothers choose to perform feedings in public areas. Select groups of people view breastfeeding in public places as indecent and offensive. It is to be determined if it is a women’s right to breastfeed her child anywhere she deems suitable
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Elyse McNaughton NUR 2421 November 24‚ 2012 Breastfeeding the Late Preterm Infant The late preterm infant encounters many disadvantages when it comes to breastfeeding and life in general. The late preterm infant is at an increased risk for “airway instability‚ apnea‚ bradycardia‚ excessive sleepiness‚ excessive weight loss‚ dehydration‚ feeding difficulties‚ weak sucking‚ jaundice‚ hypoglycemia‚ hypothermia‚ immature self-regulation‚ respiratory distress‚ sepsis‚ prolonged artificial milk supplementation
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Previous research has been conducted numerous of times in regarding breastfeeding and the sexulization of the breasts among men and society. By sexualizing the breasts‚ it can have a negative impact towards breastfeeding and breastfeeding mothers. Norwood & Turner (2013) investigated how in society men view the breasts to be sexualized for their own sexual and enjoyment pleasures instead of viewing breasts of their true purpose of being used to feed a baby. This study also investigated how this is
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Benefits of Breastfeeding The arrival of a newborn brings about a myriad of decisions. Cloth or store-bought diapers‚ co-sleeping or crib‚ and what parent gets what particular shift during the night are just a few. However‚ one of the most important and personal choices is how the little one will be receiving his or her required nourishment. The options are few until the baby can reach an age to consume and properly digest mass produced dairy products. This usually leaves mothers with a decision
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Australian Breastfeeding Association‚ Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and many others‚ that an infant should be exclusively breastfed for at least the first 6 months after birth (Kitsantas & Kornides‚ 2013). Breastfeeding as defined in the study of Meedya‚ Fahy and Kable (2010) is referred to as ‘a child feeding method where the child receives some breast milk but can also receive any food or liquid including non-human milk’. Other types of breastfeeding can include exclusive breastfeeding‚ which
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The general topic of discussion for breastfeeding in public is that the public feels it is offensive and should not be allowed. Most scholars tend to discuss the importance of babies being breastfed and how breastfeeding in public is an important part of mothers successfully breastfeeding. They discuss those who are offended by breastfeeding in public‚ why the public is so offended by the mother’s actions‚ and what mothers can do to make breastfeeding in public less offensive to the public and
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