Breastfeeding

Have you heard the phrase “Breast is Best?”. Although many professionals in the medical community agree breastfeeding is the best, many women choose not to because of the social injustice and stigma around breastfeeding. Mothers are often discriminated against for their choice to nurse in public. Mothers often feel embarrassment and awkward nursing their children…

The theme of motherhood and breastfeeding has been a focus of art for over 2000 years, and I will examine and evaluate three very different depictions of this theme, focusing on the social mores of the time and how breastfeeding and motherhood was viewed. The first piece is by Mary Cassatt, titled Young Mother Nursing…

As a new mother it is your job to make sure your baby has a good nutritional start. With your choice to breastfeed, you have joined the majority of women who understand the evidence that breastfeeding is the best and most ideal way of feeding your baby. Besides being a great nutritional start, breastfeeding also…

Behavioral predictors of breastfeeding include a mother’s breastfeeding beliefs and knowledge (leading to breastfeeding self-efficacy, or BSE), support of family and friends (perceived and actual), and the support of healthcare workers and the community (perceived and actual). These determinants are derived from a combination of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), the Health Belief Model (HBM)…

According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, an infant is a child between birth and the age of one. These infants are categorized by a series of physical, social, cognitive, and language developments. Physical developments begin with the ability to see objects from ten inches away. Then, as the child reaches four months of age, they…