Breastfeeding Flashcards
female hormones that stimulate the breast
estrogen
progesterone
androgen
estrogen
progesterone
this reflex is stimulated by the infant sucking the breast
let-down reflex
milk ejection reflex
let-down reflex transmits afferent nerve pathways to stimulate the anterior pituitary gland by these hormone
prolactin
oxytocin
prolactin
let-down reflex transmits afferent nerve pathways to stimulate the posterior pituitary gland by these hormone
prolactin
oxytocin
oxytocin
secreted from 1st sucking day to 5 days, deep yellow and creamy
colostrum
human mature milk
transitional milk
colostrum
Bluish in color and watery in consistency
colostrum
human mature milk
transitional milk
human mautre milk
secreted from the 4th to the 10th day of lactation
colostrum
human mature milk
transitional milk
transitional milk
Phosphorus content is lower
colostrum
human mature milk
transitional milk
transitional milk
higher energy yield, fat and lactose
human milk
cow’s milk
human milk
higher mineral and protein content
human milk
cow’s milk
cow’s milk
Major energy needs of the infant is
fat
carbohydrates
proteins
fat - 50%
carbohydrates 47%
proteins -3%
The major composition of human milk
glucose
galactose
lactose
lactose
lactose is broken down into monosaccharides, glucoes and galactose upon emzymatic hydrolysis by
lactase
b-galactosidase
sialic acid
N-acetylglucosamine
lactase
b-galactosidase
Constitute the bifudus factor
lactase
b-galactosidase
sialic acid
N-acetylglucosamine
sialic acid
N-acetylglucosamine
promotes growth of lactobacillus bifudus
lactoperoxidase
anti-staphylococcal factor
bifidus factor
antobodies to E. Coli
bifudus factor
Lactose facilitase ___ absorption for bone mineralization
Ca+2
Mg+2
Fe+2
Na+2
Ca+2 and Mg+2
Lactose promotes growth of ____ that lowers pH of intestines
microbial flora
Humans milk potein nitrogen fraction components
whey fraction
casein fraction
Human whey:casein ratio?
Cow’s milk whey:casein ratio?
1: 4.5
4. 5:1
1. 5:1
1: 1.5
1: 1.5
1: 4.5
Which is more digestable and more soluble
whey or casein?
whey
dominating whey protein(s) in human milk
- a-lactalbumin
- b-lactalbumin
- lactoferrin
- a-lactalbumin
- lactoferrin
dominating whey protein(s) in cow’s milk
- a-lactalbumin
- b-lactalbumin
- lactoferrin
-b-lactalbumin
responsible for almost 72% of sensitivity to milk in infants
- a-lactalbumin
- b-lactalbumin
- lactoferrin
-b-lactalbumin
is an iron binding protein
- a-lactalbumin
- b-lactalbumin
- lactoferrin
-lactoferrin