HOSPITAL OFFERS LACTATION HELP.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA -- A new Lactation lactation Production of milk by female mammals after giving birth. The milk is discharged by the mammary glands in the breasts. Hormones triggered by delivery of the placenta and by nursing stimulate milk production. Service Unit has opened at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital to help new mothers with breast-feeding breast-feeding /breast-feed·ing/ (brest´fed?ing) nursing; the feeding of an infant at the mother's breast. . Beyond the vital bonding experience breast-feeding provides, the health benefits are encouraging: Reduced illness and infections, plus increased life expectancy Life Expectancy 1. The age until which a person is expected to live. 2. The remaining number of years an individual is expected to live, based on IRS issued life expectancy tables. among breast-fed breast·feed or breast-feed v. breast-fed , breast-feed·ing, breast-feeds v.tr. To feed (a baby) mother's milk from the breast; suckle. v.intr. To breastfeed a baby. babies. The American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics ("AAP") is an organization of pediatricians, physicians trained to deal with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. Its motto is: "Dedicated to the Health of All Children. recommends breast-feeding throughout the first year of life, with the belief that breast milk is ``the optimal form of nutrition for infant growth and development.'' The goal is to encourage breast-feeding and help mothers learn the process. ``Breast-feeding is a newly acquired skill for both moms and babies,'' said Sally T. McGann, the hospital's director of women's services. ``For some women, it can take some initial assistance to get off to a healthy start. Early breast-feeding intervention is the key to breast-feeding success.'' The new service offers help before the baby is born, both inpatient and outpatient assistance and follow-up care, weekly support groups, information on tools and products, and solutions to breast-feeding problems. The unit is staffed with two lactation consultants, available six days a week. Support groups and classes will be available for a $10 to $25 fee. ``We will address any breast-feeding concerns and provide a place where you can meet other mothers in the same position and discuss related topics, such as growth spurts, developmental milestones Developmental milestones are tasks most children learn, or physical developments, that commonly appear in certain age ranges. For example:
The Lactation Service is on the hospital's second floor. For information, call (661) 253-8607 or access www.henrymayo.com. |
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