Predominant Breastfeeding
Babies who receive breastmilk and other liquids (e.g. water, minerals, vitamins, oral meds).
Breastfeeding
Baby
... [Show More] receives human milk, as well as other foods or fluids, including formula.
Complementary Feeding
Process starts when BM alone or infant formula alone is no longer sufficient to meet nutritional requirements of infants, therefore other foods or liquids are introduced. Typically child is between 6-23 months
3 strategies for increasing BF initiation and duration
Promotion, Protection, Support
Promotion
Focuses on advantages of BF on a personal, community, country, or global level. BF to the community.
Protection
Focuses on government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure BF ability to compete with commercial interests.
Includes state, local, an national laws regarding BF.
International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Subsitutes
Addresses improper marketing practices by formula companies. It is not currently a law in the US.
What does the International Code Prohibit?
Distributing free formula
Giving coupons for formula
What did the AAP resolution state in regards to the International Code?
No distributing formula, discharge bags, industry written handouts.
Support
Focuses on interaction of helpers with family, as well as program development and implementation.
10 steps to successful BF
1. Written BF policy. Skin to Skin immediately after birth.
2. Train healthcare staff
3. Inform pregnant women about benefits and management of BF
4. Help all mothers initiate BF within 1 hour after birth
5. Show mother's how to BF and maintain lactation
6. Exclusive breast milk only
7. Practice rooming in 24 hours a day
8. Encourage BF on demand
9. No artificial teats or pacifiers
10. Establishment of BF support groups
Healthcare staff responsibility for working with lactating mothers include what?
1. Training
2. Minimum of 20 hours of training
3. 3 hours of competency verification
What are the indications for providing supplementation other than breast milk?
1. Medical condition
2. Parents request after being informed of consequences
Protocol for calculating Baby's daily needs
Baby's weight x 2.5 (2.7 or 3.0 if Baby needs to catch up weight) = daily ounces. PCP decides what the multiplier is!!! [Show Less]