Copp Module: Common Office Practice Pediatric Problems (A Module of Iap Tamilnadu State Chapter 2017)
Copp Module: Common Office Practice Pediatric Problems (A Module of Iap Tamilnadu State Chapter 2017)
Wt loss
1-2% per day
Wt loss
2-3% per day
Used from Women’s and Newborn Services, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, July 2013.
Feeding cues
Crying is a late sign of hunger!
Physiologic aspects - Hormones
Autocrine control
Feedback Inhibitor
of Lactation
Assessing adequacy of breast milk
• Maternal history • LATCH tool
• Baby history – Latch
– Satiety – Audible swallowing
– Urine, stool – Type of nipple
– Weight – Comfort (breast/nipple)
• Positioning – Hold (positioning)
• Attachment
• Frequency
• Duration
• Look for milk transfer
Test-weighing
• Weigh naked baby
– Before and after
breastfeeding episode
• Rationale
Scanlon KS, Alexander MP, Serdula MK et al. Assessment of Infant Feeding: The
Validity of Measuring Milk Intake Nutrition Reviews 2002; 60(8):235-251
Breastfeeding positions
What can you see?
Delayed initiation
• Caesarean delivery
– most consistent risk factor
• Low family income
• Maternal age <25 years
• Low maternal education
• No prenatal visit
• Preterm birth
Esteves TM et al. Factors associated to breastfeeding in the first hour of life: systematic review. Rev Saude Publica. 2014 Aug;48(4):697-708.
Delayed Lactogenesis - II in term mothers
Zuppa et al, Safety and Efficacy of Galactogogues: Substances that Induce, Maintain and Increase Breast Milk
Production J Pharm Pharmaceut Sci (www.cspsCanada.org) 13(2) 162 - 174, 2010
Preterm mothers
Factor Cause Treatment
Poor breast Shortened gestation Increase frequency of
development pumping
Mangrio E, Persson K, Bramhagen AC Sociodemographic, physical, mental and social factors in the cessation of breastfeeding before 6
months: a systematic review. Scand J Caring Sci. 2017 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Breastfeeding support in term babies
• Can be given by both trained volunteers and health professionals
• Successful breastfeeding associated with
– face-to-face contact (rather than contact by telephone)
– volunteer support
• a specific schedule of four to eight contacts
– 3-5 days after discharge
– 2 more visits before the 6 weeks vaccination
– Vaccination visits should have breastfeeding support
• more helpful if visits are predictable, scheduled, and include ongoing visits
McFadden A et al. Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Feb
28;2:CD001141.
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