Sentences with phrase «facilitate early initiation»

Although I have lots of training in the basics, my role is to help facilitate early initiation of breastfeeding through skin - to - skin contact immediately after birth.

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Benefits that carry over into the immediate postpartum period facilitating secure attachment and bonding, early and successful initiation of breastfeeding, quick recovery, no separation of newborn and mother, and newborns transitioning smoothly.

Newborns should be nursed whenever they show signs of hunger, such as increased alertness or activity, mouthing, or rooting.85 Crying is a late indicator of hunger.86 Newborns should be nursed approximately 8 to 12 times every 24 hours until satiety, usually 10 to 15 minutes on each breast.87, 88 In the early weeks after birth, nondemanding babies should be aroused to feed if 4 hours have elapsed since the last nursing.89, 90 Appropriate initiation of breastfeeding is facilitated by continuous rooming - in.91 Formal evaluation of breastfeeding performance should be undertaken by trained observers and fully documented in the record during the first 24 to 48 hours after delivery and again at the early follow - up visit, which should occur 48 to 72 hours after discharge.

While some women may find that breastfeeding multiples is straightforward, mothers of multiples may have more difficulty offering early and continuous skin - to - skin contact with their infants, there may be delay in initiation of feeding at the breast, the infants may have a disorganised or immature sucking pattern as a result of prematurity and the demands of facilitating frequent feeding are more challenging (Bennington 2011; Cinar 2013).