Breastfeeding reduces your baby’s chances of developing a variety of health problems
Pregnancy is the period in a woman’s life when she is most open and sensitive to new knowledge. It is at this time that the vast majority of women choose how to feed their children. Therefore, that’s when professionals should guide pregnant women about breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding help and support
Even if it seems like an act of instinct, all women need help breastfeed. The circumstances surrounding pregnancy and childbirth are not always positive and sometimes make it difficult to choose breastfeeding. Also due to lack of knowledge or too much information, families do not receive sufficient support to develop this practice.
the first hours of the child
During pregnancy, the baby develops the sucking reflex. This need continues after birth and is fully satisfied during breastfeeding. The baby is born knowing what to do, and it is important that he is put to the breast in the first hour of life, even before the milk “enters”.
benefits of colostrum
Colostrum suction (a secretion that appears between the sixth and seventh months of pregnancy) is extremely beneficial when newbornas it contains substances that help in the development of the child’s immune system.
Colostrum is pale yellow, thick, sticky, and complete as a baby’s first food. It is rich in antibodies, as well as protecting against infections and allergies. It has a laxative action which expels meconium (the first dark stools), helping to prevent jaundice.
Because it is rich in vitamin D, it reduces the severity of some infections (such as measles and diarrhea) and prevents eye diseases caused by vitamin D deficiency. The protective factors present in colostrum are lactoferrin, immunoglobulin A and bifid factor.
gold standard in nutrition
This first latte is considered the gold standard in nutrition, because it has all these advantages. It stops being produced and secreted around the third day after delivery, when then there is apojadura, or abandonment of milk, in another nutritional composition. This knowledge is important for the mother to “enjoy” the first days and offer the best to her baby.
Formation of emotional bond
In addition to the nutritional part, these are the first contacts mother-child favor the formation of an important emotional bond in the relationship, which will be reflected positively throughout life. Every woman should have the opportunity to make informed and healthy choices for herself and her family, as well as having support around her to experience this unique and wonderful phase of life.
By Dr. Lucimeire Brockveld
Professor of Primary Health Care in the Medicine course at the Universidade Cidade de São Paulo. He holds a doctorate from the Faculty of Public Health of the University of São Paulo in Dental Education, Breastfeeding and Complementary Nutrition.
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