Is Breastfeeding A Growing Child?

Studies have shown that breastfeeding has numerous benefits for mother and baby, including reducing the risk of common childhood infections. The protective antibodies found in breast milk helps to combat common infections that often leads to missed days from work and translates into lost productivity. In addition, breastfeeding has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of obesity in breastfed children verse children that were not breastfed. Breastfeeding also helps to

This paper discusses the benefits breastfeeding has on infants and children. The hypothesis is that feeding breast milk to infants significantly improves their health and cognitive functioning. Research which supports this hypothesis is discussed in this paper. The paper will discuss the methods and results of each study. Two studies are about the positive effects that breast milk has on the brain and cognitive development. Another study is about the positive effects that breast milk has on infants health.

Christina McvayLisa Barrick English 101 September 19, 2017 Boobs Vs. Bottles All mothers want the best for their children. Multiple studies have shown that breastfeeding should be highly considered. Although, breastfeeding and bottle feeding are both alike in few ways, the numerous benefits of breastfeeding make it the best option for many mothers. Mother’s breast milk contains over 100 components, which therefore formula milk does not compete. Breastfeeding is a better option because of the cost, convenience, and all the wonderful numerous health benefits. Breast milk contains all the germ fighting antibodies that help prevent a child from getting sick. Breast milk contains antibodies. Antibodies, are passed from the mother to the child through the breast milk and help strengthen a child’s immune system. Antibodies, fight against numerous infections, viruses, prevent chronic conditions, and much more. More importantly, breastfeeding may perhaps protect babies against sudden infant death syndrome, more commonly known as, “SIDS”. Breast feeding is very beneficial for all premature babies. Breast milk naturally contains countless vitamins that a newborn requires, which formula does not contain. Breast milk contains protein that a child can easily digest, therefore breastfed babies are usually less gassy, spit up less, and less constipated. Breast milk helps give one’s child calcium and iron a lot faster with direct intake. Also, the fats from breast milk are very essential for the health and the growth of one’s baby. Likewise, breastfeeding is very beneficial for mothers, while formula is not. Breastmilk contains 20 calories per ounce, therefore, the more one feeds their child, the more calories the mother loses and increases weight loss. What mother does not want to lose the extra calories that she just ate from her last meal? Or the extra weight she may have packed on during her pregnancy? Can bottle feeding do that? No, probably not! Breastfeeding mothers can also see a change during ovulation. The more breastfeeding mothers are feeding their babies, the more prolactin their body releases. Prolactin keeps progesterone and estrogen steady, therefore the mother’s egg is not released, which would have triggered

It is shown that the longer the duration of breastfeeding, the less likely they are to develop these health issues (Godfrey, Lawrence 1598).

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.

Whether to breastfeed or to formula feed is one of the many decisions parents have to make when caring for a newborn baby. The decision may seem simple in which parents base there decision on comfort, convenience and finance but little do most parents know the decision being made can have damaging long term effects than that of the present. There is plenty of research that state the significance of breastfeeding that go far beyond the extent of bonding between mother and newborn. Although, that too is important. Breast milk is known to contain antibodies which can help the newborn in developing a strong immune system which influence all the body systems. Research has shown that breast-milk can help prevent long term diseases such as

Breast-feeding is nutritionally, emotionally and physically superior for a mother and her child. “Human breast milk is not standard nor is it interchangeable with cow’s milk. It is a dynamic fluid that changes in composition to meet the needs of the baby as it grows” (“Giving your Baby... Diet.” par. #10). Breast milk contains growth factors and antibodies which stimulate the growing baby and protect it from illness such as diarrhea, ear infections, rashes, allergies, asthma, skin problems, pneumonia, respiratory illness and other serious illnesses. Breast-feeding also improves a baby’s chance of remaining healthy. These antibodies are not found in formula. They can not be sustained. Breast-fed babies are also neurodevelopmentally more

Researched Evidence that Identifies Benefits of Breastfeeding to the Child, the Mother, and the Entire Family

There are many barriers to breastfeeding and it is not always possible for mothers to breastfeed their child. The authors describe that there are many different benefits of breastfeeding to mother and infant; these benefits have been well documented over time. Breastfeeding has shown to improve the child’s overall health, reduce health inequalities, reduce risk of childhood illnesses (respiratory illness, asthma, and wheeze), diarrheal disease, atopic disease and also, gastrointestinal illness. More recently, breastfeeding has been implicated as having a protective effect against the development of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and obesity (Sloan, Sneddon, Stewart & Iwaniec, 2006). Breastfeeding also allows skin-to-skin contact which promotes bonding and soothing. Evidence shows that breastfeeding can result in many benefits for cognitive development in early and middle childhood. Mortensen, Michaelson, Sanders, and Reinisch (2002) found an association between breastfeeding and intelligence in adulthood, independent of confounding factors including education and socio-economic status. Breastmilk is said to contain certain chemicals that help stimulate brain

“Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants; it is also an integral part of the reproductive process with important implications for the health of mothers” Statement taken from the world health organization publication on the nutrition of exclusive breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding, since time immemorial, has proven to be more beneficial than using formula milk. It not only provides wholesome nourishment, but also protects babies against infections and immunological diseases. The close physical proximity between a mother and her baby promotes wellness and has been linked to a better neurodevelopment outcome. Mothers also benefit from lowered risk of breast and ovarian cancer and decreased incidence of uterine bleeding after birth. It is essentially free to breastfeed, and thus addresses the quandary of poverty stricken families. Although the decision to breastfeed has often been said to be the women’s choice, there are social barriers as well as lack of knowledge of benefits of

For thousands of years, breastfeeding has been the main source that women have had to feed their babies. In today’s society, however, breastfeeding has become a controversial issue due to the increased sexualization of the female body, especially women’s breasts. This same society has failed to consider the benefits that breastfeeding mothers offer to society and, most importantly, the benefits breastfeeding offers to children. It is important to consider and remember that breastfeeding is natural and nursing mothers should be free to nurse everywhere because it is their legal right, it is the first source of nutrition for their children, it eliminates excess waste in the environment, and it benefits society.

The advantages of breastfeeding, which is the best form of nutrition for babies remain undisputed and has been validated by evident-based studies. As a Health care provider, one of my role is to initiate, encourage, and educate young parents on the substantial influence of breast-feeding for the infants from birth to age one. I intend to implement a practice change based on my original PICOT question posed earlier; In babies, how does formula feeding, compare to Breast feeding, affect their immunity, within the first year of life?

Any infant enters the world completely relying on their mother, whether it’s to provide security, comfort, or their first meal. Breastfeeding, although pretty self-explanatory, is the act of a woman feeding a baby with milk from her breast. It is recommended that a baby be breastfed for the first time within an hour of their birth and exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life (Belsky, 2012). However, there is a stigma attached to breastfeeding in some areas of the world, especially the United States, so a common alternative is formula. There are many benefits not only the infant can gain from being breastfed, but also benefits the mother can obtain from providing this nutrition for her child. This paper will discuss

Breast milk is a liquid source of food made by mothers’ breasts for her children. It is formed in response to pregnancy, so also at the suckling of a baby at the breast (breastfeeding). Breast milk consumption provides the child with a complete nutrition as well as protection against infections, diseases, and illnesses. Having said these information’s about Breast milk, it reveals how important Breast milk is to baby’s life. Breastfeeding is the act of feeding babies with milk from a women’s breast. Recommended by world health organization (WHO), it should be initiated within the first hour after birth with exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months of age and appropriate complementary foods up to two years of age or beyond. (Jiang, et al., 2015). But, with the nature of life, medical conditions or health related reasons, early returning to work and convenience sake, a large proportion of mothers rely on breast pumps/expression to feed their infants, prefers exclusive milk expressing to direct feeding at the breast as a way of breast milk feeding immediately after giving birth. So at this junction as breast milk expression (breast pumping) has now become very common and current as an important dimension of breastfeeding behavior, many studies have been researched on its impact on breast feeding duration as this paper is about study on evaluation of the impact of breast milk expression in early postpartum period on breastfeeding duration, a prospective Cohort study