Breastfeeding in difficult circumstances Flashcards

1
Q

When does suck reflex begin?

A

34 weeks

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2
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What solves women’s worry of if they’ll have milk?

A

Lactogenesis 2 happens to everyone that delivers as a response to the reduction in progesterone

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3
Q

Preemies are usually kept in SCBU until…?

A

Due date

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4
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How can the conditioned response help women separated from their babies

A

Let-down reflex occurs just by the sound of baby’s cry

Use picture/video of baby, swap cloth

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5
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What do pre-eclamptic women’s placentas look like?

A

Infarcts (dead tissue), gritty- shows lack of blood supply to baby, therefore unable to lay down brown fat stores and struggles to feed

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6
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What does formula milk do to the gut?

A

Makes it more susceptible to infection
Donor milk= pasteurised therefore not as nutritious as mother’s
Mother’s milk has similar genetic makeup therefore reinforcing genes

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7
Q

Oxytocin can be influenced by…?

A

Inhibition (stress, anxiety. tense)- therefore mother must be relaxed

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