PPS Policy Statement Breastfeeding Flashcards
Exclusive breastfeeding is ideal during the ____ months of life
First 6months
After _____ months, the introduction of complementary foods as well as continued breastfeeding is recommended until at least ____yr and preferably beyond.
6mon
1yr
Advantages of breastfeeding:
- Boost the infant’s host defense
- Aid in gastrointestinal function
- Minimized feeding related problems like constipation, diarrhea and colic
- Protective against several diseases.
- Reduce prevalence and morbidity of Respi illness and infection in infancy.
- Reduction in upper respi symptoms among premature infants during first yr of life.
- Protects infants from UTI, otitis media, bacteremia, bacterial meningitis, botulism, and necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Lowered risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and insulin dependent DM (IDDM)
- Psychological benefits
Maternal - infant bonding
Improves long - term cognitive and motor abilities - Promotes better postpartum uterine involution
- Reduction in risk of developing breast and endometrial cancers.
- Enhances maternal weight loss postpartum (for at least 6mon BF).
- Lactation amenorrhea as form of contraception.
- Reduction in health care cost.
Bioactive components in breast milk?
- Lysozyme
- Immunoglobulin
- Hormones
- Growth factors
- immune function modulators
- Anti-inflammatory
- Cellular components
Contraindications to breastfeeding:
- Galactosemia in infants
- Maternal use of illegal drugs
- Anti-neoplastic agents
- Radiopharmaceuticals
Relative contraindication to breastfeeding:
- active TB infection (BF allowed 2wks after tx)
- HIV infection (may give heat-treated breast milk )
WHO/UNICEF
Ten-step program “the baby-friendly hospital initiative” in 1992
Every facility that provides maternity services and care for newborn should?
- Have WRITTEN BF POLICY that is routinely communicated to all health care staff
- TRAIN all health care staff in skills necessary to implement this policy
- INFORM all pregnant women about the benefits and management of BF
- Help mothers initiate BF within HALF AN HOUR OF BIRTH
- Show mothers HOW TO BF and HOW TO MAINTAIN LACTATION even if they should be separated from their infants
- Give newborn infants NO FOOD OR DRINK other than breastmilk, unless medically indicated.
- Practice ROOMING-IN, allow mothers and infants to remain together 24hrs a day
- ENCOURAGE BF on demand
- NO ARTIFICIAL TEATS OR PACIFIERS
- Foster establishment of BF SUPPORT GROUPS and refer mothers to them on discharge from hospital or clinic.
What is republic act # 7600?
The rooming-in and breastfeeding act of 1992
What is the ideal food for infants.
Breast milk
Exclusive BF of infants is highly encouraged and should continue with the addition of solid foods for at least what age?
6months until at least 24months.
