BREASTFEEDING Flashcards
Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Act of 1992
RA 7600
Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009
RA 10028
National Code of Marketing of Beast Milk substitute, Breast Milk
supplements and other related products/Milk Code of the
Philippines
EO 51 of 1986
B- Breastfeeding is the Right of the mother
R- Rooming-in encourages, supports and protects breastfeeding
E- Exemptions- Infants whose conditions do not permit rooming-in and breast-feeding as determined by
the attending physician
A- Advocate breastfeeding within 30 minutes for babies who are delivered normally and within 3-4 hours
for babies who were born via caesarean section
S- Sanctions will be imposed for institutions who will violate
T- Tax Incentive is given to institutions who follow RA 7600
RA 7600
M- Manufacturers and distributors shall not be permitted to give, directly or indirectly, samples and
supplies of milk products.
I- Information and Educational materials must promote the superiority of breastmilk.
L- Labels of milk products must not state information discouraging the use of breastmilk
C- Code aims to contribute to the provision of safe and adequate nutrition for infants
EO 51
W- Working women must be provided with safe and healthy working condition
E- Employees shall be granted break intervals in addition to the regular time-off for meals to breastfeed or
express milk.
L- Law mandates that the time-off are compensated hours.
L- Lactation Station must be provided for breastfeeding mothers
RA 10028
Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (WHO/UNICEF)
- Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all health care staff.
- Train all health care staff in the skills necessary to implement this policy.
- Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of breastfeeding.
- Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour of birth.
- Show mothers how to breastfeed and how to maintain lactation even if they are separated from
their infants. - Give infants no food or drink other than breastmilk , unless medically indicated.
- Allow mothers and infants to remain together 24 hours a day.
- Encourage breastfeeding on demand.
- Giver no pacifiers or artificial nipples to breastfeeding infants.
- Foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer breastfeeding mothers when
they are discharge from the hospital.
is how babies are meant to be fed
Breastfeeding
Milk from a human mother contains more than __different sugar
molecules
200
*Many of the sugar molecules in breast milk are not digested by the
baby, instead they are meant for the
baby’s gut bacteria
Human breast milk lay the foundation for the new baby’s
immune system.
mature human breast milk has an increased
number of fat and other nutrients that support
infant growth
Colostrum is being produced from
about __-__ weeks of pregnancy,
although many mothers are not
aware that the milk is there since it
may not be leaking or easy to
express.
16-22
The first milk produce in the breast after the baby’s birth is called ______-
* The semi-transparent, thick, sticky breast milk is often called ‘liquid gold’, not just because of its
yellow or orangey colour, but because it’s so important for nourishing and protecting the
vulnerable newborn.
* It is made up of a special combination of nutrients and immunological factors which perfectly
meet the nutritional and immunological needs of the newborn infant. Antibodies in the colostrum
are particularly high during the first two hours after birth.
COLOSTRUM
At first colostrum is produce in a very small amounts – just
__ TO __ ml (1.4 to 1.8 fl oz) over 24 hours. The baby’s
stomach is only the size of a marble, that’s all the baby needs.
* Colostrum is also very easy to digest. What it lacks in
quantity it makes up for in quality
40 to 50 ml
