INFANCY AND PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN Flashcards
What are the nutritional benifits of breast feeding for the baby?
- nutrition
- protection
- infection
- obesity/CVD
- disease
- allergies
- conveinince
- digestion
- cognitive development
- EFA
- lots of lactose
- concentration
- taste
Explain how nutrition is a benifit of breastfeeding?
Provides the ideal combination of nutrients, composition changes with baby.
(mother needs a healthy diet)
Explain how protection is a benefit of breastfeeding?
Provides antibodies, boots immunity, prevents infection, less asthma and eczema.
Explain how infection preventation is a benifit to breastfeeding?
Lowe incidence of gasterointeritis.
Explain how prevention of obesity and CVD is a benifit ot breastfeeding?
Lowers the risk
Explain how prevention of disease is a benifit of breastfeeding?
Protection against some immune related disease.
Explain how allergies are a benifit to breastfeeding?
Protect agaisnt some allergic disease.
Explain how convenience is a benifit to breast feeding?
Milk is ready whenever.
Explain how digestion is a benifit of breastfeeding?
Easily digested and efficient.
Explain how cognitive development is a benifit to breastfeeding?
Higher IQ, brain, ey and jaw development.
Explain the benifits of EFA’s in breastfeeding?
Contains omega 3 and 6, benificial for cognitive function and visual acuity in infants.
Explain the benifits of lots of lactose in breastfeeding?
Increases the calcium absorption.
Explain the befifits breastfeeding has on concentration of milk?
No danger of under diluting.
Explain the benifits of breastfeeding in relation to the taste?
The baby will ervive foods of a wide range of taste depending on what the mother eats.
What are the breastfeeding benifits for the mother?
- Cancer
- Osteoporosis/diabetes
- weight loss
- free
- sterilisation
- bonding
- depression
- conveinience
Explain the benifits of breastfeeding in relation to cancer?
mother
Decreased risk of breat cancer.
Explain the bwnifits of breastfeeding in relation to osteoporosis/diabetes?
(mother)
Decreases the risk.
Explain the benifits of breastfeeding in relation to weight loss?
(mother)
There is more rapid postpartum weight loss.