Breastfeeding: The Best Choice for Mothers A Position Paper Presented to xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Course in Communication 2 By xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 20 February 2011 What’s the big deal about breastfeeding? This question has been usually asked by most mothers and curious individuals. Health practitioners would often weigh the advantages and disadvantages of breastfeeding and
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The Benefits of Breastfeeding The Benefits of Breastfeeding At birth‚ 74% to 81.9% of babies are breastfed. Those numbers decrease dramatically within the first six months of life. It is estimated that only 43.5% to 60.6% of infants are breastfed by the time they reach six months of age (Ricci‚ Kyle & Carman‚ 2013). There are some circumstances when breastfeeding an infant is contraindicated‚ such as in the presence of maternal HIV or active tuberculosis. Breastfeeding should also be avoided if
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excellent Persuasive Speech Title: breastfeeding General Purpose: To Persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade or reinforce the attitude of my audience towards the benefits of breastfeeding. ------------------------------------------------- Thematic Statement: There are diverse reasons why we should breastfeed our children. I will educate you on why breastfeeding is important for the baby‚ where parents can find valuable helps if they have issues and additional benefits for the mother. I.
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Support and Promote Public Breastfeeding At any given time of day‚ a newborn baby is being brought into our world; in fact‚ there are about 12‚343 newborn babies every day. Our earth’s population is growing at a faster pace every year‚ and each year there are more and more children that are not getting the proper nutrition that is needed. A large contributing factor to this issue is the decreased popularity of breastfeeding by mothers. Based on my extensive research‚ I have found that most of
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Breastfeeding Bottle vs breastfeeding. As a nurse‚ I will tell the young mother that breastfeeding is always better than bottle feeding. As a new parent‚ it is her responsibility to make sure her baby will get off to a good nutritional start. Breastfeeding does have its’ benefits. There is no doubt that breastfeeding contains all the nutrients your baby needs for proper growth and development. Studies prove that breast milk provides optimal health benefits for your newborn. Mother ’s milk
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in public areas. There are many oppositions to breastfeeding in public mostly by men and older generations. These viewpoints are presented in scholarly articles and books. After more detailed research on the matter‚ hopefully it will help persuade the twenty-first century youth‚ who are personally being affected by the negative responses to breastfeeding in public. Therefore‚ breastfeeding in America should be socially accepted because breastfeeding an infant has positive‚ lifelong impacts compared
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There are several advantages to breastfeeding your child. One of the most important advantages‚ in my opinion‚ is the close bond between you and your baby. It allows you to take time out of your busy schedule that we all seem to have these days and be present in the moment with the baby as we cuddle‚ make eye contact and feed them. Having this time with the baby and the skin to skin contact is benefits both baby and mother. In the first few days after pregnancy mothers will have colostrum in their
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Despite the benefits of breastfeeding‚ many women are shamed or have been shamed for breastfeeding in public. They are told to cover up‚ do it in the restroom‚ and to leave the area. Because of this criticism‚ many women do not feel safe or supported‚ so they do not breastfeed. They might attempt to breastfeed‚ but will stop because they feel ashamed (Dillard 73). It is silly to ask a woman to leave for simply nursing her infant. After all‚ I would be much more comfortable eating while a mother nurses
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you take the opportunity to inform the mother about the benefits of breastfeeding. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Dietetic Association have released recommendations and position statements in support of breastfeeding. In addition‚ research has shown that the positive effects of breastfeeding last into adulthood. Find a research article in the GCU eLibrary that discusses the positive impacts of breastfeeding not only in infancy but also later in life. Summarize the article‚ and
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get the hang of it. Today‚ I understand why I was not successful in breastfeeding. I was young and inexperienced with no family to help. Even if I had family around‚ it was not something acceptable to discuss. At the time‚ I had no support system (other than my husband) or someone to show me how. I felt like everyone was judging me for what was supposed to come so naturally‚ but wouldn’t.
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