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Flashcards by Hillary Pearce, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Hillary Pearce
almost 3 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What three strategies have the WHO and UNICEF set for increasing breastfeeding rates and duration? | Breastfeeding Promotion Breastfeeding Protection Breastfeeding Support |
| What is Breastfeeding Promotion? | Focuses on advantages of breastfeeding on a personal (for baby and mom), community, country, or global level (improved health and cost savings). |
| What is Breastfeeding Protection? | Focuses on government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure breastfeeding’s ability to compete with commercial interests (vs formula). |
| What is Breastfeeding Support? | Focuses on the interaction of “helpers” with family as well as program development and implementation. (Lactation counselors, care providers, WIC, peer support groups, La Leche League, etc) |
| Who are considered health professionals in the breastfeeding world? | CLCs and IBCLCs are both considered by the CDC to be health professionals who provide lactation support. |
| When is the fastest drop off for breastfeeding? | 10 days following discharge from the hospital (usually due to mother’s problems at 3-7 days). |
| Why do mothers need help breastfeeding? | Reason #1: Unrealistic expectations (lack of preparation for the newborn period) Reason #2: Lack of timely interventions (mother’s problems at 3-7 days posed the greatest risk to stopping) Reason #3: Misunderstanding about why mothers stop (stop at different times for different reasons) |
| What is the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (the Code)? | An international health policy framework to regulate the marketing of breastmilk substitutes (formula) in order to protect breastfeeding. Published by WHO in 1981 and is a voluntarily agreed international code of practice. |
| What is the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (the WBTi)? | Intended to track, assess, and monitor the implementation of the “Global Strategy” at the country and sub-country level. |
| What is the United States 2018 National Report Card score for the State of Breastfeeding? | Overall 10 out of 50 points possible from 5 combined categories. Category 4 & 5 score complete 0. 1 scored 2, 2 scored 5, and 3 scored 3. |
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