Essays on Breast Milk

Diseases and disorders occur due to many reasons such as bacterial or viral infections, can genetically be inherited or they can be linked to nutritional deficiencies. One such disease linked with nutritional deprivation is termed as Rickets or Osteomalacia. It is an illness which has been around for many centuries and mainly affects children. However, the prevention of rickets has been made possible with research and discovering the factors which can help improve bodily health. Yet, the disease is a commonly recurring one in developing countries where infants and young children are exposed to a nutritional deficiency of Vitamin ...

Introduction

Zika virus also termed as ZIKV is a known to have gained worldwide attention, especially in the USA, South East Asia, and Australia. The Zika belongs to the Flaviviridae family which comes under the genus Flavivirus (Wikan & Smith. 2016). The Zika virus is spread though day time mosquitoes belonging to the Aedes family. Some of the most common mosquitoes to contain and spread Zika include A. aegypti and A. albopictus. The name of Zika originated in 1947 where it was first isolated from the Zika forest in Uganda. Based on evidence, the Zika virus was associated with varying viral ...

In preterm infants, what is the effect of human breast milk, donated or otherwise, on overall growth compared to formula of any type within the first five years In preterm infants, what is the effect of human breast milk, donated or otherwise, on overall growth compared to formula of any type within the first five years 1. Introduction 1.2 Research problem The debate of whether infant formula or breast milk is the best for the growth of children is still an ongoing. The issue is compounded by deteriorating economic times where mothers spend minimal times with their children due ...

Advantages

Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin. Circumcision may be performed for various reasons such as medical reasons, religious and cultural reasons and HIV prevention. Firstly, circumcision might be done to treat the following conditions: Phimosis is a condition wherein the foreskin is too tight to be pulled back over the glans penis. This can be a cause for pain during erection and may cause urination to be painful and difficult.

Recurrent balanitis is the inflammation of the foreskin and head of the penis.

Paraphimosis wherein the foreskin can’t be returned to its original position Penile cancer Aside from the medical reasons mentioned above, circumcision is a religious and ...

Breastfeeding a child is an uncontested action and each and every individual agrees to the fact that it is advantageous to both the child and the mother. However, the bone of contention is the fact that the members of the society tend to have varying opinions on the matter of breastfeeding the child in public. The main issue that causes the individuals to consider breastfeeding in public is the fact that a section of individuals tends to over sexualize the female breast and a glimpse of it is considered to be immoral or indecent (Komodoki, 2014). Due to this, ...

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The choice between breastfeeding and bottle (formula) feeding appears to be one of the fundamental decisions that await both new and expectant parents. Quite a number of health bodies including World Health Organization (WHO), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and also the American Medical Association (AMA), all recommend breastfeeding to be the appropriate choice for infants (Andres, Cleves, Bellando, Pivik, Casey, & Badger, 2012). Breastfeeding assists defend against several chronic conditions, prevent allergies, and protect against infections. The AAP, in particular, recommends that infants be breastfed exclusively for the first six (6) months following their birth. Beyond that, breastfeeding is ...

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This research paper aims to investigate the effectiveness of breast milk and formula milk for premature babies. Mothers of premature babies, also known as small gestational age infants (SGA), may realize that breast milk can prove more beneficial for the wellbeing of such babies. Breast milk can provide essential nutrients needed to assist the infant in their completer natural development outside their mother's womb. A research supports the notion that premature babies have more of an advantage being fed breast milk as it contains several vital components needed for their growth. Although, some may disapprove the ...

Human development patterns allow us in making generalizations concerning various stages as the infancy phase, childhood phase, adolescence, and finally the adulthood stage. For the first year following the birth, a baby is referred to as an infant. The childhood stage begins in the second year after birth and stretches until adolescence. Childhood stage is often divided into early childhood and middle childhood. Early childhood includes the pre-school years whereas middle childhood stage includes elementary school years, through the fifth or sixth grade. The adolescence stage is the second last stage of human development before adulthood. This stage is ...

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This Lot in Life is true for me

12, Main Street, Maryland Dear Amanda, Hope you and your 1-year-old baby are doing well. I just wanted share some great news with you- I am expecting my first child and am in the fourth month of pregnancy. As over the moon as me and my husband are, what is keeping me grounded is the morning sickness. Ouch! Now I understand how exciting and at the same time tough pregnancy can be and I wonder how you went through it all so smoothly just last year. I am also confused about one very important thing about ...

Advantages and disadvantages of breastfeeding

Benefits of breastfeeding: It is the most useful product for normal growth and weight gain of baby Breast milk is the source of the immunity for the child, he rarely catches illnesses It is convenient for the mother because the milk is always with her; it is warm, fresh and ready for use around the clock

It is harder for the kid to become overweight

It is easy to calm a crying baby with the help of breast milk The baby vomits less (or doesn’t vomit at all) because smaller amount of air enters the stomach (Melissa Conrad, 2015). Disadvantages of breastfeeding: The breast may lose its ...

HIV/AIDS

December 1, is World’s AIDS Day. At the initiative of the World Health Organization, for the first time, this date was marked as World AIDS Day on December 1, 1988. At that time, around 7 million people were infected with HIV. In 5 years there were already 14 million, today more than 36.9 million people in the world are living with HIV (“Global Statistics”). The first notice of new disease was placed in 1981 in the American weekly newspaper “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report”. According to some scientists the human immunodeficiency virus derived from green monkeys immunodeficiency virus. ...

Introduction

Healthcare organizations in the United States strive to achieve quality in every area of operations to meet the National Quality Improvement Goals. An analysis of different hospitals demonstrates how each tries to maintain quality by developing different strategies and creating new departments to help serve the community effectively. The report shows a comparison between two hospitals located in Texas State, Las Colinas Medical Center and Amarillo VA Health Care System. The comparison analyzes the performance of each hospital regarding fulfilling National Quality Improvement Goals.

Quality awards received by each hospital

Las Colinas Medical Center The hospital received the Top Performer on Key Quality Measures Award ...

Summary of the article

Background and perspective Weaning refers to the gradual replacement of breastfeeding with other foods as well as different methods of nurturing. The weaning process is said to begin the minute the baby takes food from a source other than breast milk. This can be in the form of mashed bananas or formula from a bottle. From a medical point of view, it is important for babies to receive breast milk. It is recommended that for ideal and adequate nutrition, a child needs to be exclusively breastfed for the first six months. Medics also insist that nursing of a baby ...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Primary Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the World Health Organization recommend that mothers exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months after delivery (Stuebe). In fact, the World Health Organization states that even after solid foods are started at six months, the mother should continue breastfeeding her child for at least two years or as long as she is able to produce milk (Breastfeeding Action Group 1). These organizations are quite correct in issuing these recommendations for as opposed to formula milk, breast milk and ...