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Prolactin Reflex
Secretion
continues
AFTER feed to
produce NEXT
feed
To increase milk
Pituitary releases
prolactin and oxytocin.
Infant suckles
at the breast.
Oxytocin Reflex
GOOD
POOR
ATTACHMEN
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What Differences Do You
See?
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ATTACHMENT, OUTSIDE
APPEARENCE
Consequences of Poor
Attachment
Pain and damage to nipples Sore
nipples
Fissures
Baby unsatisfied,
wants to feed a lot
Apparent poor milk supply
Baby frustrated,
refuses to suckle
Breasts make less milk
Baby fails to gain
weight
Causes of Poor
Attachment
Use of feeding bottle before breastfeeding established
for later supplements
first baby
Inexperienced mother
previous bottle feeder
small or weak baby
Functional difficulty nipple poorly protractile
engorgement
late start
less traditional help and
community support
Lack of skilled support
doctors, midwives, nurses not
trained to help
Feeding Reflexes
Rooting reflex
When something
touches lips,
baby opens mouth
Sucking reflex
puts tongue down
and forward When something
touches palate baby
sucks
Skill
Mother learns to
position baby
Baby learns to take
breast
Swallowing reflex
Gag reflex When mouth fills with
When something milk,
touches anterior part baby swallows
of the tongue, baby
pushes it out.
Types and Composition of
Human Breast Milk
Types of Breast Milk:
Colostrum or Early Milk
Transitional Milk
Mature Milk
Contains
Contains
Essential Fatty
Acids, No Essential Fatty
Acids
1/
1/
Vitamins in Different 7
7
Milks
1/
1/
Iron in Milk 8
8
Types and Composition of Human
Breast Milk (Contd)
Fat - The main lipids found in human milk are the
triglycerides phospholipids and essential fatty acids.
The gum line should overlap the areola, and the nipple
straight back into the mouth.
Infants head is
supported in the
elbow, the back and
buttock is supported
by the arm and lifted
to the breast.
Breastfeeding Positions
Football Hold Position
The infants is placed
under the arm, like
holding a football
Retractile nipples
Barriers To Effective Breastfeeding
Embarrassment by mother
Jealousy by siblings
Active Tuberculosis.
Introduce complimentary
foods with continued
breastfeeding
Convenience issues
Pressures of employment/school
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Why some mothers choose
formula vs. breast milk
Moms given very little time to adjust to changes
of postpartum
Family demands
Embarrassment
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Mothers milk vs.
formula milk
Formula milk for 3 days
old babies is no
different than formula
milk for 3 months old
infants.
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Breast milk is
ingeniously different
every single day;
adapted to the changing
needs of the baby.
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Mothers milk vs.
formula milk
Human milk is designed
to support the
development of large
brains, capable of
processing and storing
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lots of information.
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Illness Relative risk
Allergies, eczema 2 to 7
times
Urinary tract infections
2.6 to 5.5 times
Inflammatory bowel
disease 1.5 to 1.9 times
Diabetes, type 1 2.4 times
Gastroenteritis 3 times
Hodgkin's lymphoma 1.8
to 6.7 times
Otitis media 2.4 times
Haemophilus influenzae
meningitis 3.8 times
Necrotizing enterocolitis
6 to 10 times
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Illness Relative risk
Pneumonia/lower
respiratory tract
infection 1.7 to 5 times
Respiratory syncytial
virus infection 3.9
times
Sepsis 2.1 times
Sudden infant death
syndrome 2.0 times
Industrialized-world
hospitalization 3 times
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Barriers to Bonding
* A Bottle places a physical
barrier between mom and
baby
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Other Options If
Breastfeeding is Not
Possible
Mom can still use her milk, even if she
decides not to breastfeed:
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THE END
There is no freedom of choice for humans
if it has been taken away from them
at the beginning.
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Additional Resources
La Leche League
World Health
Organization
Community
Health Nurses
Lactation
Consultants
Public Health
Agency of Canada
References
Mohrbacher, Nancy, and Stock, Julie. The Breastfeeding Answer
Book, 3rd Edition. Illinois: La Leche Leage International, 2003.
The Breastfeeding Committee for Canada. The Baby-Friendly
Iniative in Community Health Services: a Canadian
Implementation Guide. BCC, 2002.
World Health Organization. Evidence for the Ten Steps to
Successful Breastfeeding. Geneva: WHO, 1998.
Class Notes
Google Images
http://www.fda.gov/FDAC/features/895_brstfeed.html
http://medicalreporter.health.org/tmr0297/breastfeed0297.html
http://www.mamadearest.ca/en/info/benefits_breastfeeding.htm
http://www.lambtonhealth.on.ca/infant/benefits.asp
http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/health.asp
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/rhs-ssg/factshts/brstfd_e.html
http://www.caaws.ca/mothersinmotion/baby/feeding_benefits_e.ht
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