Breastfeeding Flashcards
Health benefits for a baby that is breastfed?
Less gastroenteritis, reduced respiratory illness, ear infection, UTIs, atopic disease, diabetes, necrotizing enterocolitis, CV disease
Health benefits for a mother that is breastfeeding
Reduced breast cancer, ovarian cancer, hip fractures
Where do antibodies come from in mothers breast milk and how do they protect infant?
IgA protect gut lining and come directly from GALT/BALT pathways Peyers patches produce antibodies in milk directly from gut exposure
What does lactoferrin present in mother breast milk do for the baby?
Binds to free iron in gut so bacteria cant feed off it (ecoli)
4 hormones in breast milk?
Insulin, TSH, GH, Epidermal growth factor
Difference between milk insufficiency and milk production problems?
Milk insufficiency is when the baby doesnt attach properly but production problems are when there is effective attachment and feeding frequency
Benefits of skin contact?
Regulate temperature, hormone control, heart rate, breathing, bond with mother, breastfeeding
What is colostrum
Food produced by mother for newborn
What contents are found in colostrum
IgA, laxative for meconium, less volume higher density, lots of protein, fat soluble mineral (EAK), less lactose/fat/ water soluble vitamins
What cells produce milk and where are they found?
Acini cells found in the alveoli
How is milk expelled? what hormone is involved in the expulsion?
Myoepithelial cells contract due to oxytocin release
When do prolactin levels peak the most?
After a feed to stimulate further production
WHere are prolactin receptors found?
In acini cells
Where is prolactin released from?
Anterior pituitary
Where is oxytocin released from? what stimulates release?
Posterior pituitary, seeing baby, smelling baby, feeling baby, touching
