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Not only does nursing strengthen the mother-child relationship, but it also improves the intelligence and immunity of breastfed children and diminishes breastfeeding mothers' risks to have ovarian and breast cancer. [2] After establishing breastfeeding, it is crucial to ensure a constant milk supply to infants.
Look around. If the nursing mother can chat and use her hands without concentrating on holding her position, that's a good position for a latch. Check the nipples. The sensitivity of the skin on the nipples and breasts helps the mother's breasts respond to the baby and helps the mother know how much milk to make.
Breastfeeding, also known as nursing, is the process where breast milk is fed to a child. [1] [2] Breast milk may be from the breast, or may be pumped and fed to the infant. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that breastfeeding begin within the first hour of a baby's birth and continue as the baby wants. [3]
Lactation consultant Chrisie Rosenthal offers five different breastfeeding positions for moms to try with their baby and latching tips for new moms.
Sadler, the founder of Baby Settler, a sleep and lactation education brand, offers 13 tips and tricks for new moms from what to ask at the hospital to breastfeeding positions to try and latching tips.
Nursing theory is defined as "a creative and conscientious structuring of ideas that project a tentative, purposeful, and systematic view of phenomena". [1] Through systematic inquiry, whether in nursing research or practice, nurses are able to develop knowledge relevant to improving the care of patients.
High levels of prolactin during pregnancy and breastfeeding also increase insulin resistance, increase growth factor levels (IGF-1) and modify lipid metabolism in preparation for breastfeeding. During lactation, prolactin is the main factor maintaining tight junctions of the ductal epithelium and regulating milk production through osmotic balance.
Breastfeeding, prehistorically, was the only way infants were nourished; there was no acceptable substitute for human milk for a long time. In 1 AD, philosophers were discovering the importance of breast milk versus any substitute. It was concluded that breastfeeding helped the mother and infant establish an emotional connection. [3]