The researchers followed earlier study leads by equaling initiation of breastfeeding and formula fed exclusively to equal 1. Along with analyzing other breastfeeding durations including months spent breastfeeding before formula and age child received first formula fed. Also concluded from the earlier studies what maternal and household characteristics encourage the action of breastfeeding and differences in geographic campaign on breastfeeding promotion. The researchers “Control variables included child sex, race, and ethnicity; mother’s age, education, and marital status; and household participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (ever) and number of children” (Gurley-Calvez, Bullinder, & Kapinos, …show more content…
The analysis helped the control and treatment group find means and percentage differences between the Medicaid and privately insured mothers and children before and after the ACA 2012 policy change. All values were analyzed and interpreted to find if the policy changed helped increase breastfeeding rates and duration. Findings were all adequately summarized, along with mentioning whether the values were statistically significant or nonsignificant to the study’s research. The findings from this study were reported to correlate with other studies experimenting the effects of interventions on promoting breastfeeding. As well as, addressing the results to the same study and gave sufficient information needed for evidence-based practice. After reviewing the results from the study on, Effectiveness of primary-care based interventions to promote breastfeeding: Systemic evidence review and meta-analysis for the U.S. preventive services task force, Gurley-Calvez et al. (2018) concluded from the meta-analysis of that study in comparison to their study that, “breastfeeding-support services increased breastfeeding duration by 8 to 11 percentage points” (p. 280). The ACA 2012 policy change did help increase the duration of breastfeeding, which is what the researchers were motivated to …show more content…
It was correctly concluded that with the ACA 2012 policy change, that implements coverage on lactation support services for Medicaid and privately insured mothers and children, helped increased both the number of months spent breastfeeding and just breastfeeding with no formula. According to Gurley-Calvez, Bullinder, and Kapinos (2018), the rate increased from 0.57 to 0.74 months, seen as being clinically significant towards the goal of the ACA policy change (p. 280). This justifies a causal inference that the supports of a no cost lactation devices help prolong the duration of breastfeeding. Limitations didn’t bias nor impact the internal findings of the study. The only limitations identified were the researchers not knowing the type of birth the mother had, small age group of 19 to 23 month old children, and the insurance the mothers had before the ACA policy change. However, these limitations did not significantly affect the results. The findings cannot be generalized to all people because sample included only Medicaid and privately insured mother and children in 25 states such as Michigan, New York, California, Washington, just to name a
The literature reviews were collected from several accredited sources. “The CINAHL and Medline databases were searched for English articles using the keywords breastfeeding and effective, adequate, or successful” (Mulder, 2006, p. 333). The essential attributes were extracted, and defined, from the various literature reviews. Then the attributes were placed into three model cases. The cases consisted of a supporting, borderline, and a contrary case. The model cases po...
Breastfeeding is a highly debated topic amongst mothers across the world. Every mother has the choice to breastfeed or bottle fed their infant. Although everyone is entitled to their own opinion and choice, it is scientifically proven that breast milk is more beneficial for the infant’s health and development and the mother. Breast milk contains extremely beneficial vitamins and nutrients and also has the ability to change according to the infant’s growth and development. Formula companies try to mock breast milk to the best they can, although it cannot be completely composed the same. “Breastfeeding offers immunological and allergy protection to the infant, is economical and convenient as it is always fresh and the right temperature, and provides a great opportunity for the mother and infant to bond” (p. 1052, Potter & Perry, 2011). Research has proven that breast milk is the most
Congratulations! Now that you have passed the stage of pregnancy, you now face the big question on whether to breast feed or bottle feed your child. According to The World Health Organization it’s highly recommended that mothers breastfeed their child until the age of two. (Berk 100) Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong in bottle feeding your child with formula milk. There are cases in which mothers aren’t always able to breast feed their children right after birth, for example, they might have medical issues that may prevent them from breast feeding. Or in some cases early childbirth.
According to the HDA review statements, appropriate antenatal education given to the breastfeeding mothers has been found to be effective on influence the women’s choices to continue breastfeeding (Dyson et al., 2006).
Breastfeeding is a nonsexual and nurturing bond between a mother and her child and not the business of anyone else. As a society, we must offer protection for these vulnerable and cherishing mothers and create a welcoming and comfortable climate for them to feel empowered. Let’s put an end to this mother of all battles. Thank
Rear Admiral Galson, S. K. (July 2008). Mothers and Children Benefit from Breastfeeding. American Dietic Association Vol 108 Issue 7 , p 1106.
This is a difficult topic for me to discuss and put into perspective, I am a male and I feel that a mother who has been told to cover up or move away from a public area while she is breastfeeding can go either way. Mothers should feel free to breastfeed whenever they need to but they should consider using a nursing cover to conceal the breast while feeding. I have two children and I feel that I would want my wife to cover her feeding breast to take away some of the discomfort that others may have with the idea of breastfeeding in public. I feel that there are different areas that maybe more convenient for families when they are out of the home, if I were a breastfeeding mom I would want to avoid busy and noisy places. I feel mothers can find the quiet areas in public will have its benefits just from my experience with my wife, she found being in quiet areas in the home was comfortable for her to bond with our daughters. The process of feeding may take 15 to 20 minutes or longer to feed per breast (Breastfeeding in Public: “You can ...
With the arrival of a newborn, parents are immediately faced with myriad of decisions. Should they use cloth or store-bought diapers, co-sleeping or a crib, and what parent gets what shift during the night are just a few. However, one of the most important and more personal choices is between a formula based diet or breastfeeding for their baby to receive his or her required nourishment. It has been proven time and time again that the benefits of breast milk over formula are numerous: they include health, emotional, mental, and financial benefits with the convenience of non-preparation. Breastfeeding is not only the most natural way to provide nutrition for a baby it’s also the most complete way. These benefits do not only benefit the baby, but they benefit the mother as well.
The idea of how education, income, and pregnancy complications play into a mother’s decision to breastfeed was also studied. The findings showed that the majority of women in the Dominican Republic do breastfeed. A common misconception of women in the DR is that they choose to formula feed because they want to be more like the women in America. This, however, was not supported by the findings from this trip. Two doctors and one nurse were interviewed. All three said that nearly all women that they see do breastfeed their children. They went as far as to say that these women exclusively breastfed their children until the children were six months old and sometimes even
Zanardo, V., Svegliado, G., Cavallin, F., Giustardi, A., Cosmi, E., Litta, P., & Trevisanuto, D. (2010). Elective cesarean delivery: Does it have a negative effect on breastfeeding? Birth, 37(4), 275-279. Retrieved from http://web.a.ebscohost.com.summit.csuci.edu:2048/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=f4eb05fd-f93d-45bf-aa4d-ef5c14821ea7%40sessionmgr4004&vid=4&hid=4207
Breastfeeding provides a wide array of health benefits for both baby and mother, while simultaneously enhancing the bond between mom and her baby. Mothers who breastfeed have a lower risk of ovarian and pre-menopausal breast cancer. Their babies see a boost in cognitive development, as well as lowering their chances of being obese as adults, unlike formula fed babies. Consequently, a lower risk of obesity correlates to a lower incident of a wide array of comorbidities such as
During one of my shifts on postpartum I was helping a nurse look after a mom with her first baby. She really wanted to be able to breastfeed but she was having a lot of troubles getting her baby to latch on. It was a Saturday and there was no lactation consultant working who could come in to help her. Her baby was also small for gestational age, so she did have risk for hypoglycemia, making it really important for her baby to be feeding to ensure her blood sugars would not drop. After each attempt at breastfeeding and being unsuccessful, the mom would look very upset. The nurse tried to help her by showing her different breastfeeding positions and techniques and teaching her to express her milk and put it in the baby’s mouth. The
The retrospective cohort study by Grummer-Strawn and Mei (2004) sought to answer the research question: Is increasing duration of breastfeeding associated with a lower risk of overweight among a low-income population of 4 year olds in the United States (US)?35 The researchers aimed to increase the internal validity of their study by including a large sample, controlling for various child and maternal confounders (i.e., covariates), and stratifying analyses by race/ethnicity; however, as previously discussed, study design and execution issues (e.g., recall, social desirability and selection biases, and confounding) threatened its validity.44
...initiatives have increased breastfeeding rates from 31% to 51% in a small rural community in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada (Martens, 2000).
Breastfeeding is a natural way of providing food for infants. It is an important part of motherhood, and it is the first major decision that is made when it comes to feeding a child. Breastfeeding is an issue of gender because when a woman is seen breastfeeding, in public or not, she is usually shamed and accused of indecent exposure. This is because our society has been shaped to see breast only as sexual objects as well as an insufficient amount of educating on breastfeeding being done. We could start to put an end to this issue by becoming informed on the importance of breastfeeding and realizing that the purpose of breast is to provide nutrients to babies. In the research I did on this issue, I found studies and information that have shown the advantages breastfeeding has when it comes to infants, mothers, and society.