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Breastfeeding has been recognized as a health priority in tropical climates
since_________ - -1930s
-In 2015 ______ deaths occured in the neonatal period (according to Liu) - -
2.7 million
-According to research women who do not breastfeed are at a (higher/lower)
risk for myocardial infarction and aspects of metabolic syndrome - -Higher
-According to research, women who do not breastfeed are at a greater risk
for __________, _______________, and _________________ cancers - -Breast,
ovarian, endometrial
-What are the three strategies for breastfeeding from the WHO? - -
Promotion, Protection, Support
-According to research studies, the fastest drop off in breastfeeding
happened in the first ______days after leaving the hospital. - -10
-Mothers have been found to stop feeding in the first weeks mostly because
of __________________. - -They are not making enough milk or perceive they
are not making enough milk.
-Previously, the data we had on breastfeeding rates came from the
__________________, but in the 1990s, the _____ started to collect data. - -
formula companies/ CDC
-In the US, the first "goals of the nation" were developed in___________
for___________ - -1979 for 1990
-In the 1980s, BFing rates in the US were___________at the end of the decade
- -the same
-According to studies by McKinney and colelagues, the mean duration of
breastfeeding in black families is more than __________(more/less) than for
white families. - -10 weeks less
-According to the CDC< what is one reason there is such a disparity in white
and BLack breastfeeding rates? - -Hospitals in primarily Black neighborhoods
do less to promote nursing than in areas with more white residents.
, -What is one target from the Healthy People 2020 goals that were not met
by August of 2019 according to reports? - -To reduce the percentage of
breastfed newborns that receive breast milk within the first 2 days of life.
-What does the Global Strategies for Infant and Young Child Feeding
emphasize providing parents? - -the support they need to follow through
and carry out their crucial role!
-Messages from the breast travel through the______________ system to the
_________. Then hormones travel to the__________ through the ____________. -
-nervous/brain/breast/blood stream
-From more recent research we now know that there are ______ nipple pores
functioning per feeding - -3-5
-Which hormones are found in the pituitary gland? - -Oxytocin & prolactin
-Only new mothers have prolactin (true/false) - -FALSE
-As frequency of feeding decreases, prolactin levels ______________. - -
Decrease
-Oxytocin is released by__________________ - -conditioned response, nipple
stretching, baby hand massage
-Mammal milk is _____________ for every species - -different
-Mammal species with higher water content feed___________ - -more
frequently
-Deer milk has _____ protein than goat milk - -more
-Human milk is _______ in fat than dog milk - -less
-Colostrum is made under the influence of _____________. - -pregnancy
-Prolactin from frequent nipple stimulation and frequency of milk removal
triggers lactogenesis ______. - -3
-In general, preterm milk appears to be higher in _____ than mature milk - -
protein, fat, electrolytes
-Working mothers should be sure to pump an ever-increasing volume of milk
to meet the nutritional needs of a growing child (true/false) - -FALSE
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