Breastfeeding and early skin-to-skin contact. (Breastfeeding).Researchers recently studied the influence of mother/baby immediate skin-to-skin contact on breastfed babies. A group of 1,250 Polish children was tracked, including a three year follow-up follow-up, n the process of monitoring the progress of a patient after a period of active treatment. follow-up subsequent. follow-up plan . Results indicated that immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth, lasting longer than twenty minutes, significantly increased mean duration of exclusive breastfeeding by 0.39 months and overall breastfeeding duration by 1.43 months. Babies who stayed with their mothers for at least twenty minutes were exclusively breastfed for 1.35 months longer and weaned wean tr.v. weaned, wean·ing, weans 1. To accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling. 2. 2.10 months later than those who had no skin-to-skin contact after birth. The skin-to-skin contact after birth significantly coexisted with the other hospital practices supportive supportive adjective Pertaining to a Pt management philosophy in which only the Sx of a particular condition are treated; supportive measures are often taken when no specific and/or effective therapy is available or accessible–eg, viral meningitis, or to breast feeding--including rooming-in rooming-in /room·ing-in/ (rldbomacm´ing-in?) the practice of keeping a newborn infant in a crib near the mother's bed instead of in a nursery during the hospital stay. without separation longer than one hour per twenty-four hours and first breastfeeding within two hours after birth. Researchers considered variable skin-to-skin contact and mother education as two independent variables influencing the duration of exclusive breast feeding breast feeding Pediatrics The provision of a neonate and infant with liquified lacteal products 'on tap'; lactation and BF–≥ 6 months before age 20 is associated with a relative risk of 0. . The results indicate that extensive mother-infant skin-to-skin contact lasting for longer than twenty minutes after birth increases the duration of exclusive breastfeeding. --Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica, 2002 |
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