Effects Of Breastfeeding On The Childbirth Process

The audience intended for this paper are mothers that have a desire to breastfeed, employers, clinicians, breastfeeding advocacy groups and federal and state legislators involved in policy change.

For any mother the birth of a newborn child can be a challenging experience. As nurses it is part of our job to ensure their experience is positive. We can help do this by providing the information they will need to affective care for their newborn. This information includes topics such as, breastfeeding, jaundice, when to call your doctor and even how to put your baby to sleep. When the parents have an understanding of these topics before discharge it can largely reduce their natural anxiety accompanied with the transition to parenthood. Health teaching for new parents is seen as such an important aspect of care on post-partum floors it is actually a necessary component that needs to be covered before the hospital can discharge the

Thesis: Breastfeeding provides unique nutrients for the baby, protects from disease, has health benefits for the mother, and provides a unique bond between mother and baby.

This paper will explain the benefits of breastfeeding and how it plays an extreme role in the long-term health of a child not only in the early stages of life but also into adulthood and how we as nurses can help promote this mode of nutrition.

Sharon initially found it difficult to teach nurses about the normalcy of breastfeeding and why infants do not need formula in the first few days of life. Sharon often struggles with convincing women that their body made colostrum during pregnancy and that it is enough to feed their baby. Changing old ways and convincing mothers that breastfeeding is the perfect food for their babies is sometimes challenging. However, Sharon continues to do what she does because she knows that breastfeeding is the best for babies and if she doesn’t do her job, who else will?

One of the biggest decisions for a new mom is whether or not she will breast feed her newborn. This decision will not only impact the mother but it will also have many great affects on the baby. In the media we only see advertisements about formula which costs more money and is artificial. Why is it that the most natural source of food for our baby’s does not have the same kind of attention, if not more? Nurses need to help spread the awareness of the major differences between formula and breastfeeding to help higher the rates of breastfeeding, The purpose of this paper is to discuss how nurses can help to promote healthy breastfeeding to postpartum moms through three main roles which are, providing research that confirms the benefits of breastfeeding,

Twenty one to one interviews were conducted with women who have had babies within one year. Half are currently breastfeeding and half are not breastfeeding at all but were at the time of birth. Ages range from 20 to 34. I will first discuss the women who are not breastfeeding. There were several motives expressed as reasons why breastfeeding was not successful, but the overwhelming underlying reason was lack of proper education. Motives listed in order of most frequent were pain associated with breastfeeding (3), lack adequate milk supply (3), infection from oversupply (1), lack of pumping time/space at work (2), wanted baby to sleep longer (1), and family members not being supportive (2). Concurrently, in literature, lack of adequate milk supply and returning to work were the two main reasons women stopped breastfeeding (Arlotti, Cottrell, Lee, & Curtin, 1998). The women that reported pain as the reason for not continuing to breastfeed never sought out a lactation consultation, and felt like their primary care provider was not well versed in lactation in general. The women who stopped breastfeeding due to inadequate milk supply all became frustrated and stopped at a common infant growth spurt phase suggesting that education on growth spurts and how the supply and demand system work may have been beneficial. The women who stopped breastfeeding due to pumping concerns at work were not educated on the state laws regarding breastfeeding and that the law mandates a reasonable

Human infants, at the time which they are born, are incredibly dependent creatures. Extensive measures must be taken to ensure that they are given the adequate nutrients they need in order to grow into a health, fully-functioning adult. The means in which infants receive these nutrients is most commonly through breastfeeding. The intimate relationship between mother and child that exists in the womb is maintained after birth through the act of breastfeeding. The choice of a mother to breastfeed her child has numerous, serious implications – for both herself and her offspring. The physiological consequences that breastfeeding has on mother and child are undeniable. Breastfeeding directly affects the physical development of an infant

Since the women in the experimental group were matched with a control subject, age, education, and employment status were similar in both groups. Results from the pretest scores revealed no significant differences in breastfeeding knowledge. However, women in the experimental group scored higher at three days postpartum. With regards to breastfeeding attitudes, no great differences were noted in the pretest between both groups. At three days postpartum, the experimental group had remarkably higher attitude scores than the control group. No significant difference was seen in problems with breastfeeding between both groups at 3 days and one month postpartum. Data showed that women in the experimental group were significantly more satisfied with breastfeeding and had a higher rate of exclusive breastfeeding. The rate of exclusive breastfeeding was highest in the experimental group at three days postpartum and remained higher than the control group at one month postpartum. This study showed that a structured prenatal breastfeeding program is

Becoming a mother is a time of excitement, preparation, anxiety, and uncertainty. Women are given nine months to prepare and make all decisions before the big day of giving birth. One of the most important decisions a woman must make is how they plan on feeding their child. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports, “In 2011, 79% of newborn infants started to breastfeed” and of those infants “49% were breastfeeding at 6 months and 27% at 12 months.” More women should breastfeed their child because of the cost, convenience, and it is not only beneficial for the child, but also for the mother as well.

Breast milk is naturally the first nourishment for infants. Years ago, formula was not an option for nourishment and women with breast milk would sometimes feed other children whose mother’s did not produce milk. Studies have also shown that breastfeeding creates a bond between the mother and child due to the hormone secretion. Breastfeeding as a lifestyle choice, it is crucial in low-income countries. Many families are forced to breastfeed because of financial

Analyzation regarding breastfeeding has demonstrated that breastfeeding initiation rates in the United States have increased to 79.2%, although the persistence of breastfeeding has continually lowered posing a risk to both the mother and the child. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). This decrease in continuation of breastfeeding may be primarily due to ineffective communication, poor education, and inadequate support. According to Williams, Young, Kearney, and Keogh (2013), “An important aspect of everyday nursing care in paediatric acute care facilities is the support and care of breastfeeding families” (p. 14). Nurses’ who implement the promotion of breastfeeding may pose many benefits for the well-bring of their clients such as; maternal and child bonding and health protection, child growth and development, and family and society protection (Bomer-Norton, 2014, p.88). Therefore, breastfeeding promotion is essential and relevant to pediatric nursing care. This paper will explore the significance of breastfeeding with the pediatric population, analyze nursing implications for breastfeeding promotion, and the involvement of Bevis nursing tools to support the strategies in nursing practice.

The standard for exclusive breastfeeding after birth is six months to one year (Briere, Cong, Cusson, McGrath, 2014), but the percentage of mothers breastfeeding for the full duration is low. Specifically, the percent of newborns receiving any breast milk for six months is 43% and only 23% receive it for the full year (Beaman, Bernaix, Schmidt, Harris, & Miller, 2010). There are many factors responsible for these statistics and multiple research studies have and are being conducted to fully understand which factors have the biggest impact. Throughout these studies, education and support from the nurse during pregnancy and after birth influence how mothers perceive breastfeeding, and a positive maternal perception will lead to longer exclusive breastfeeding. In order to achieve this, nurses need to facilitate a comfortable and knowledgable foundation starting during pregnancy and extending after discharge.

Breastfeeding is a natural occurring event, which has been happening for a long time. Millions of women around the world breastfeed and do not give it a second thought, since it is the most natural method to do after giving birth. Because of all the benefits breast milk has, it has been the best choice of nutrition for newborn babies. Only recently, has breastfeeding in public become an issue and targeted for discrimination. Breastfeeding, although the most natural and healthy method of feeding, has recently become under attack by a group of opponents. There are very different points of view and reasons that support breastfeeding moms as well as opponents. At the end, the most important function is the wellbeing of newborns and their healthy

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the role of the labor and delivery nurse to the “maternal role attainment - becoming a mother” model. The model (MRA) was proposed by nursing theorist Ramona T. Mercer in 1991 to guide nurses in implementing the nursing process while providing care to the non-traditional mother. Revised in 1995 to “Becoming a Mother”, this model soon proved useful for nurses to access, concentrate on, and attend to the needs of all new mothers. New mothers experience various stressors such as an ill infant, their own health, financial strains, and postpartum depression. This model is evidenced- based and incorporates the four global nursing concepts into it. The importance of this model is the provisions it makes for mother-infant bonding that affects the health and development of individuals and families throughout the lifespan (Role Attainment, 2005). For the professional nurse in labor and delivery, the model has significant use aiding the impact that labor and delivery nurses have on new mothers perceiving and attaining their maternal role.