Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE)
Media Type:
Online
Author:
Roberta Stout
Yvonne Hanson
The result of a study of eighteen mothers and five service providers from Winnipeg and Saskatoon and their perceptions of the motivations, challenges and supports for breastfeeding. Uncovers some of the complexities experienced by breastfeeding mothers including their cultural knowledge and understandings, social environments, local program availability, health professional and family supports, or lack thereof. Includes suggestions from the women and service providers on how to better support mothers who are breastfeeding.
Provides the clinical topics and problem-solving guidance that lactation consultants and other women's health professionals need in professional practice.
Offers information on the merits of breast milk, and how to manage breastfeeding in the hospital, at home, and after a return to the workplace. Also includes nutritious menus for moms and babies.
Provides guidance to decision-makers on infant and young child feeding in the context of HIV. Includes current recommendations for HIV-positive women, and describes infant-feeding options.
Consists of public interest groups working around the world to reduce infant and young child morbidity and mortality. Aims to improve the health and well-being of babies and young children, their mothers and their families through the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding and optimal infant feeding practices.
Provides a review of the biocultural process of breastfeeding, broader questions of infant and young-child feeding, and policy issues of women's employment, exclusive breastfeeding, and complementary feeding.
Discusses the causes and symptoms of infant botulism. Recommends that parents and caregivers not feed honey to children who are less than one year old.
