Nutrition Flashcards
Breast feeding initiated and continued upto
- Initiated ASAP > 1hr of delivery
2. Continued upto 2yrs
Nipple confusion
Milk flows easier from a bottle milk than breast milk without much efforts. In a bottle fed baby, baby starts preferring bottle feeds to breast milk as less effort is needed for getting milk.
Signs of good attachment of baby to breast
- Baby’s mouth wide open
- Most of the areola and nipple are inside the baby’s mouth only upper part is visible
- Baby’s chin touches breast
- Baby’s lower lip is everted
Physiology of breast feeding ( reflexes in mom and baby)
Maternal reflexes 1. Prolactin reflex 2. Oxytocin reflex In baby 1. Rooting reflex 2. Suckling reflex 3. Swallowing reflex
Immunological components of breast milk
PLABB P- PABA (Para amino benzoyl acid) against Malaria L- Lactoferrin - E. Coli A- IgA B- Bile salt Lipase - Guardia B- Bifedus Factor - E. Coli
Bioactive substances in breast milk
Helps in intestinal maturation
- Epidermal Growth Factor
- Transforming Growth Factor- B
Breast milk contents
CH²O - 1. LACTOGEN
2. GALACTOCEREBROSIDE
PROTEIN 1. Whey Protein 2. Casein
FATS 1. PUFA (DHA, Arachidonic acid)
Other benefits of breast milk
Baby - 1. IQ increases 2. NEC risk Decreases 3. SIDS risk Decreases Mother - 1. Lactation amenorrhea- prolactin 2. PPH risk Decreases- oxytocin - helps in involution 3. Breast/ Ovary CA risk Decreases
Increased levels of Casein in breast milk causes
Constipation & Cow Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA)
Brain growth promoting substances in Breast milk
- Galactocerebroside
- Whey Protein
- Taurine, Cysteine
- DHA, Arachidonic acid
Nutrients Deficient in breast milk
Vit k - prophylactic given @ birth
Vit D - 400 IU/day upto 1 yr supplementation
Iron - supplement in preterm babies
Vit B12 - (in strict vegetarian mothers)
Absolute contra indication of breast feeding
- 1° lactose intolerance
- Galactosemia
- Mother on RT/CT
- Mixed Feeding in HIV mothers
Relative contra indications breast feeding
Maternal infections
- HIV
- Herpes
- TB
- Varicella
Milk produced my mother of preterm baby has increased contents of
SIIPS S- Sodium I- Iron I- IgA P- Proteins S- Sugar (calorie)
Protein requirement in
- 0-6months
- 6-12months
- <5yrs
- 5-10yrs
- 10-12 /early adolescent
- Mid & late adolescents
- 1.2 g/kg/day
- 1.7 g/kg/day
- 20g/day
- 30g/day
- 40g/day
- 50g/day