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Introduction:
Adolescent Pregnancy
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Breastfeeding Promotion:
Nursing Implications
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Adolescent:
Health and
Wellbeing
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Nursing Care and Breastfeeding Promotion for Teen's
Nursing Implications
It is vital for successful breastfeeding that healthcare professionals be knowledgeable about the development of adolescents and well trained in communications skills. Promoting the maternal role and effective parenting skills with the young mothers and their family are the beginning steps to successful breastfeeding.According to David Yeung�s (1993) research, breastfeeding drops to 21% after discharge from the hospital. This figure is significant knowing that only 39% of teenagers initiate breastfeeding. With the shorter stays in the hospitals after delivery, it is now even more imperative that healthcare providers be educated in the process and practice of breastfeeding. Following are vital steps in promoting breastfeeding:
Successful Breastfeeding
Steps in the promotion of breastfeeding
- Advocate breastfeeding
- Educate young mothers and members of her support system
- Initiate breastfeeding as soon as possible after birth
- Nurture self confidence during this time of challenge and learning
- Ensure feeding techniques are well established
- Guidence regarding management of common problems associated with lactation
- Referrals in the community
- Ongoing support....
- "Try breastfeeding for a few days or weeks, it's the greatest gift you can give your baby".
- "For millions of years, babies have been breastfed. It's only natural".
- "A mother's milk is ideal for her baby"
- "There is no substitute for mother's milk".
"Such a wonderful gift only you can give"
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