Nutrition And Breastfeeding

Question 1

Technique of BF

Answer 1

• Breast supported with opposite hand

- Comfortable position

Question 2

Breast milk vs formula milk

Answer 2

Breast milk: unsaturated fatty acids and immunoglobulins

Formula: saturated fats and no immunoglobulins

Question 3

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends human milk as the sole source of nutrition for the first

Answer 3

6 months of life

Question 4

Benefits of breastfeeding

Answer 4

Infant:
- long-term advantages for infant neurodevelopment IQ
- Human milk feeding decreases the incidence and severity of diarrhea, respiratory illnesses, otitis media, bacteremia, bacterial meningitis, and necrotizing enterocolitis.
On mother:

Mother:
. Decreased risk of postpartum hemorrhages,
more rapid uterine involution
longer period of amenorrhea,
a significant reduction of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes in the mother.
reduced risk of ovarian and breast cancer.