we can strive to learn more. root of life; breastfeeding sierra moon campbell
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WE CAN STRIVE TO LEARN MORE
Root of Life;Breastfeeding
Sierra Moon Campbell
Will you Breastfeed your Child?
• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. I don’t know
Symbol of Life
The History of Breastfeeding
.
14th-15th Century
The Only Option
The Natural Norm
“benefits of breast milk for the elderly
and the infirm”
16th- 17th Century
• Wealthy woman choose wet nurses
• Some poor woman leave own to be paid to wet nurse- big business
18th-19thCentury
18th Century
Wet Nursing Continues
19th Century• Pediatric• Industrialization• “Science”
Pediatric Practice
• Physicians developed their own formulas, mother had to return for updated formula
• Mothers breast milk changes with babies needs, when baby needs it to
Industrialization
• Woman in the work place
• Leaving babies for work= formula
• Urbanization,
formula seen as modern
“Science”
• Science introduced, scientific fascination, science answer to everything
• Henri Nestle combines wheat flour, sugar and cow’s milk and calls it
• “scientifically correct”• Concept that science is
better then nature
“the commercialization and medicalization of infant care established an environment that made artificial feeding not only acceptable to many mothers but also natural and necessary”
20th Century• Parent magazine, 1938,
“many woman unable to nurse”
• La Leche League Mother to Mother responds 1955
• 1972 Lowest Rate- 22%• 1981 WHO Code- 118
votes pro, 1 con (US)• 1994, US joins 13 years
later• 1989- Baby Friendly
Hospital Initiative• 1995 WIC National
Promotion Project
Healthy people objectives
• 1990- DHHS
By 2000:• 75% at discharge• 50% at 6 months
By 2010:• 75% initiation• 50% at 6 months• 25% at 12 months
2004 Breastfeeding Statistics
Initiation 70.1%
6 months 33.2%
Why promote breastfeeding?
• Human Health• Recommended by
authority AAP, WHO• How can we not • Infant benefits• Mothers benefits• Economic benefits• Environmental benefits• Global benefits
What a Baby Needs to Develop
• Touch• Interaction• Response to needs• Food• Shelter/ Environment
Nutritional benefits of Breast Milk
Breast milk is the perfect source of nutrition for infants. Breast milk contains appropriate amounts of carbohydrate, protein, and fat. It also provides digestive enzymes, minerals, vitamins, and hormones that all infants require. Breast milk contains valuable antibodies from the mother that can help the baby resist infections
Infant Benefits
• Defense Agents• Cancer• Bowel disease• Diabetes• Dental health• Obesity
While breastfeeding may not seem the right choice for every parent…..
It is the right choice for every infant
Maternal Benefits
• Reduced Cancer
• Delays Fertility
• Oxytocin
• Emotional, less post partum
• Rest- CCK
EconomicsBreastfeeding Saves Money
Every $1 spent manufacturing costs are 16 cents
• Total Conservative Estimate of savings
$4.18 BILLION
Environmental Benefits
• No Bi-Product of Breast milk, result are pure nutrition
• Formula Bi-Products– Bottles– Liners– Caps– Nipples– WATER– Energy
Corporate versus Natural Feeding
Formula
It’s all about profit
FDA ALERTS PUBLIC REGARDING RECALL OF
POWDERED INFANT FORMULA
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEP02-46November 1, 2002
• Media Inquiries: 301-827-6242Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA
“The gap between medical science and medical practice is well established. Studies in the U.S. and elsewhere report that there is little relationship between published research and medical practice. Disarmingly, practitioners frequently report they are aware of new findings or guidelines but have not changed their practice” -Pediatrics, June 1995
MOTHERS MILK IS MAGIC
Advocating for Breast MilkAwareness and Education
• In good general health • Willing to undergo a blood test (at the milk bank's expense) • Not regularly using medication or herbal supplements (with the
exception of progestin-only birth control pills or injections, Synthroid, insulin, pre-natal vitamins; there are other exceptions, please contact a milk bank for more information)
• Willing to donate at least 100 ounces of milk • Mothers' Milk Bank
Valley Medical Center751 S. Bascom Ave.San Jose, CA 95128 Phone: (408) 998-4550Fax: (408) 297-9208
•In good general health •Willing to undergo a blood test (at the milk bank's expense) •Not regularly using medication or herbal supplements (with the exception of progestin-only birth control pills or injections, Synthroid, insulin, pre-natal vitamins; there are other exceptions, please contact a milk bank for more information) •Willing to donate at least 100 ounces of milk
Mothers' Milk BankValley Medical Center751 S. Bascom Ave.San Jose, CA 95128 Phone: (408) 998-4550Fax: (408) 297-9208
Breastfeeding Around the World
44%
Global Breastfeeding
• New Open Market• Breastfeeding not
Modern• Bottle feeding is
healthier• Medically False
Information• 1.5 million children die
each year due to contaminated water in formula
Global Imposition of Formula
Will you Breastfeed?
• A. Yes• B. No• C. I don’t know
LIQUID GOLD