infant and young child feeding

Question 1

global recommendation for infant and young children feeding

Answer 1

• within one hour
• exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months
• complementary feeding from 6 months up to 2 year

Question 2

first hour after birth

Answer 2

1. birth cry
2. relaxation
3. awakening
4. activity
5. rest
6. crawling
7. familiarisation
8. suckling
9. sleeping

Question 3

benefits of skin-to-skin contact

Answer 3

• calms and relaxes both mother and baby
• regulates baby’s heart rate and breathing
• regulates temperature
• enables colonisation with mothers bacteria
• stimulates release of hormones

Question 4

CHIN principles

Answer 4

• close
  -head free
• in line
• nose to nipple

Question 5

results of poor attachment

Answer 5

• painful nipples
• damaged nipples
• baby unsatisfied and cries a lot
• decreased milk production
• baby fails to gain weight

Question 6

prolactin

Answer 6

• secreted during and after feed to produce next feed
• sensory impulse from nipples to anterior pituitary gland
• prolactin in blood
• more prolactin secreted at night and suppresses ovulation

Question 7

ocytocin

Answer 7

• sensory impulse from nipple to posterior pituitary
• oxytocin in blood
  (also makes uterus contract)

Question 8

iron deficiency

Answer 8

• common symptoms: lethargy, breathlessness

key risk factors- cognitive impairment, impaired immune function, decreased capacity for physical activity