Breastfeeding Internationally by https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj An overview of benefits, challenges, and solutions en-us 2019-04-09 12:36:29 UTC 2026-03-16 13:09:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/372449986/c508168a4c06c16f7ca768cda85dbe54/1962082fqymhh19vi.gif 1. Benefits to mother rsherbondy2016 https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349907451 The benefits to the mothers who breastfeed are essential. Some of these include: quicker bone remineralization and longer intervals between births (allowing for less mortality). They are at reduced risk for breast and ovarian cancer, osteoporosis, and coronary heart disease.
In Republic of Malawi Africa, mothers infected with HIV who breastfed their babies were less likely to die, along with their children (Taha, 2006).]]> 2019-04-09 13:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349907451 2. Benefits to the baby rsherbondy2016 https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349910759 The benefits to children who are breastfed is extensive. Some of these include enhanced neurological development, 13% reduction in type-2 diabetes, and less likelihood to die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). They are less likely to develop many illnesses and allergies. They receive passive immunity from their mother.
In studies in Zambia and Bolivia, breastfeeding helps prevent hypoglycemia and hypothermia in newborn babies. In developing countries, these conditions contribute to high rates of neonatal deaths (Huffman, S. L., Zehner, E. R., & Victora, C., 2001).

Breastfeeding is shown to increase intelligence in children.]]> 2019-04-09 13:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349910759 3. Financial impacts rsherbondy2016 https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349922201 In the United States, the act of breastfeeding saves $3.37 billion annually. Formula alone costs the US  a projected amount of $70.6 billion annually. 
Breastfeeding saved Australia $9 million annually and The Netherlands €50 million. 
In the United Kingdom, it was estimated that £89 million is spent annually on four diseases that can be reduced by breastfeeding.
Not breastfeeding is associated with lower intelligence and economic losses of about $302 billion annually or 0.49% of world gross national income” ]]> 2019-04-09 13:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349922201 5. Challenges to the mother rsherbondy2016 https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349931151 The leading reason in the United States is the mother returning to work. At work mothers feel it is too tiring, impractical, and intense. According to Rollins et al. (2016), “Although nearly all countries have maternity protection legislation, only 98 (53%) of 185 countries meet the International Labour Organization’s 14-week minimal standard” (p. 493). Another factor is lactation. Many mothers feel there baby is having trouble sucking or latching; it was painful for the mother; and the breasts were overfull. Often they feel they have inadequate support from family and healthcare providers. Other reasons are that it was inconvenient or they wanted someone else to feed the baby. Often mothers feel their baby is not getting enough milk or gaining enough weight. 
In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the biggest risk factor for the discontinuation of breastfeeding was the mother delivering her baby via cesarean section (Shawky, S., & Abalkhail, B. A., 2003).
Click the picture below to make it bigger.]]> 2019-04-09 13:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349931151 4. Short video about the benefits of breastfeeding rsherbondy2016 https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349934361 2019-04-09 13:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349934361 6. Solutions to these challenges rsherbondy2016 https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349940226 Support from the healthcare team is essential. The nurse and lactation consultant should educate the mother before she leaves the hospital. Home visit and telephone calls from these healthcare providers would also be extremely effective according to a study in Hong Kong (Fu, 2014). 
Support from the family is significant because encouragement has shown to aid women in the continuation of breastfeeding. Mothers can also obtain a lot of education form their own mothers (Sunanda, 2017). The workplace should provide lactation rooms and nursing breaks (Rollins et al., 2016). ]]> 2019-04-09 14:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349940226 8. References rsherbondy2016 https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349944542 Fu, Icy, et al. “Professional Breastfeeding Support for First-Time Mothers: a Multicentre Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.” BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, vol. 121, no. 13, 2014, pp. 1673–1683., doi:10.1111/1471-0528.12884. 

Huffman, S. L., Zehner, E. R., & Victora, C. (2001). Can improvements in breast-feeding practices reduce neonatal mortality in developing countries? Midwifery,17(2), 80-92. doi:10.1054/midw.2001.0253

Rollins, N. C., Bhandari, N., Hajeebhoy, N., Horton, S., Lutter, C. K., Martines, J. C., . . . Victora, C. G. (2016). Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices? The Lancet,387(10017), 491-504. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)01044-2

Shawky, S., & Abalkhail, B. A. (2003). Maternal factors associated with the duration of breast feeding in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology,17(1), 91-96. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3016.2003.00468.x

Sunanda, B, and Sabitha Nayak. “A Descriptive Study to Identify the Breastfeeding Problems among Postnatal Mothers in Justice K.S. Hegde Hospital, Mangalore.” International Journal of Nursing Education, vol. 9, no. 3, 2017, p. 50., doi:10.5958/0974-9357.2017.00070.8.

Taha, T. E., Kumwenda, N. I., Hoover, D. R., Kafulafula, G., Fiscus, S. A., Nkhoma, C., . . . Broadhead, R. L. (2006, July 10). The impact of breastfeeding on the health of HIV-positive mothers and their children in sub-Saharan Africa. Retrieved from https://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?pid=S0042-96862006000700016&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en
]]> 2019-04-09 14:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/349944542 7. A new challenge to breastfeeding - an article rsherbondy2016 https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/351375273 This new article talks about a new challenge to breastfeeding mothers. Some women have medications they need to take and are told they cannot breastfeed if they are taking these medications. This article talks about how a lot of the medications women are taking are actually safe to take while breastfeeding.]]> 2019-04-13 13:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/351375273 rsherbondy2016 https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/351375368 2019-04-13 13:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rsherbondy2016/gbqrc17ksrtj/wish/351375368