Here are a few common interventions you may experience during your birth and what you should know about
their potential impact on breastfeeding.
Not exact matches
In addition, if you are a healthcare provider working with a woman with diabetes, PCOS, hypoplasia or other conditions that
impact her fertility, it is important to talk to her about the
potential impact on her ability to
breastfeed.
The study also found that prolonged
breastfeeding had an
impact on individual and societal levels by increasing the odds of improving educational attainment and even their earning
potential.
As not all health care providers are fully informed
on human lactation, you may find the following resources helpful in determining treatment options that are safe for
breastfeeding and to check a medication's
potential impact on breastmilk supply.
Breastfeeding has a positive
impact on the infant, mother, parents and the health - care system; it also reduces the costs to society of raising healthy children who reach their full
potential.
Both ongoing prenatal classes and the group prenatal care model show
potential for improving
breastfeeding initiation, and further research should evaluate the
impact of the PP continuation of these groups
on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity.
Exclusive
breastfeeding — defined as the practice of only giving an infant breast - milk for the first 6 months of life (no other food or water)-- has the single largest
potential impact on child mortality of any preventive intervention.