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Benefits Breastfeed for Mother and Baby
It is giving the milk from mother to baby from the moment of birth through two years of life, preferably. Once you have given birth to the baby, the pituitary gland (hypophysis) begins to increase the amount of production of a hormone called prolactin, which stimulates breast cells. These cells begin to absorb nutrients from the bloodstream and use it to produce milk.
Since this process takes very little time, the first days after birth your breasts produce a fine white fluid, called colostrums. Since milk, colostrums are nutritious and contain antibodies (defenses against diseases that contain the mother). After 3 or 5 days produced milk. Prolactin controls the amount, to the point that the more milk the baby takes, the more prolactin pituitary and produce more milk will be.
When the baby stops sucking, milk production ceases in a week or two. The flow of milk is controlled by the reflection of closure. Otherwise the milk would be leaving continuously from the breast. When the baby sucks the nipples respond by sending sensory impulses to the hypothalamus in the brain. The hypothalamus immediately directed to the pituitary gland to produce hormones (oxytocin) that travel through the bloodstream.
When they get to the breasts, the cell surrounding the socket, where milk is stored, and contract and thus leave the milk duct. The whole process takes 30 to 60 seconds. Once the milk, the reflection of “stop” and “march” is easily triggered. Often the same sound of crying stimulates reflection. However, stress can interfere with the reflection. Read the rest of this entry »
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Apr 28th, 2010
Breastfeeding
Buenos Aires health program launched a prevention campaign
Breastfeeding could save each year, the lives of some 1.3 million children a year, said the World Health Organization.
The activity worldwide, aims this year to reinforce the importance of breastfeeding to save lives in situations marked by natural disasters, wars or pandemics, such as influenza A H1N1.
“The immune system during pregnancy, is naturally suppressed, why women are more vulnerable to infections during this period,” said Flavia Ranieri, Provincial Program Coordinator Maternal and Child Health Ministry of Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, referring to pregnant women as a group at risk.
In this sense, Health Program recommends Aires “pregnant women to continue their monitoring of pregnancy and addressed, if possible, in the health center (CAPS) closest to your home.”
“From go to the hospital, pregnant women with febrile symptoms and can not wait to request priority attention,” reports the same health program.
Do not stop breastfeeding even when they have flu symptoms. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Breastfeeding, immune system during pregnancy, influenza, Lactation, pregnant women
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Mar 22nd, 2010
Month 4: Excess
You begin to be properly installed in your pregnancy, it becomes more and more comfortable. Let us guide you calmly listen to your body.
Side Baby: The time for finishing
For the rapid upheaval of the first three months, followed a long period finishes. The fetus is improving, his face is affirmed, in a word it is humane. The fetal head is recovering and seems smaller. Members stretch, legs are now longer than the arm. The liver works. The fetal skin is covered with fine down called “lanugo.” The hands are well trained, hair and nails grow. He begins to suck his thumb or even a toe. At the 17th week of pregnancy, the fetus is about 15 cm and weighs 200 g.
Side Mom: Time of 1st shots
Some of you feel the first kicks of the baby. Your uterus grows, it is now the size of a melon, where sensations of stretch in the groin. Your belly was well rounded and your pregnancy begins to show.
Tip: Constipation
Many pregnant women suffer from constipation. To avoid this, use a diet rich in fiber (prunes, greens …). The morning fasting, drink a full glass of water and continue to drink during the day at least 1.5 liters of water rich in magnesium. Above’re exercising. Nothing better than walking to avoid this.
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Feb 20th, 2010
Conduct of normal childbirth
You are at the end of your pregnancy, you lose water or you experience painful contractions and close it’s time to leave for maternity. From your arrival at the facility in your room with your baby, this is what happens.
The arrival at the maternity
Upon your arrival, a midwife is your constant (voltage, temperature) and considers the cervical dilation. She puts on your arm a catheter to be used in cases of infusion and install two sensors in your stomach that monitoring records uterine contractions and the baby’s heart.
The early work
You are then installed in work room. You can get up and do exercises with a ball.
Every hour, a midwife measure cervical dilation and takes your constants. Of regular monitoring can estimate a healthy baby.
Gradually the contractions become more frequent and painful.
Namely: if the expansion is too slow, your baby may suffer. The wise woman you are given a product to accelerate the frequency and intensity of contractions. The contractions can cause vomiting.
Epidurals
The cervix is dilated to 3 cm: it offers the epidural you will give birth without pain. An anesthetist practice then a sting in your back, place a catheter into the spine and injects the anesthetic: your pain fade in 10 minutes.
Once the epidural placed, you can not move, eat or drink. You are under continuous monitoring.
Namely: You can request the epidural until 7 or 8 cm dilated. Make up your time!
Expulsion
When the cervix is fully open, it fades away undertakes baby and you feel an urge to push. This expulsion.
The midwife then install the brackets at the end of the bed to elevate your legs.
You should push strongly to the rhythm of contractions. This stage lasts about half an hour. The portion of the head is the hardest, then the body comes alone. Sometimes you make an incision of the perineum (episiotomy) to prevent tearing.
Namely: the gynecologist obstetrician is called in case of complications, if any need to use forceps or suction cups to help your baby out.
The issue
Your baby is born but it is not finished: it is the placenta. This phenomenon usually occurs without effort 20 to 30 minutes later.
Baby First Aid
Immediately after birth, your spouse can cut the cord.
A medical team takes care of your baby and unclog his airway by suctioning the mucus in his nose and mouth. Your baby is weighed and examined from every angle! Fontanelle, hips, genitals, shoulders, abdomen … The midwife then took his temperature and it takes a few drops of blood.
Once dressed and his ID bracelet in place, your puppy may find your arm.
Namely: we often measure the baby the next day.
And the mother?
Meanwhile, you are not forgotten! The most important thing is to check that all the placenta was expelled. The stitches are made in cases of episiotomy. After two hours of monitoring, you regain your room with your baby.
These are: the average labor lasts 12 hours for women giving birth to their first child and 8 hours for others.
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Feb 16th, 2010
What is an epidural?
Each woman experiences childbirth differently. In this influence the degree of pain tolerance, the size and position of the child, the strength of uterine contractions or the experience of previous deliveries. Therefore, there should be a personalized evaluation when using different methods to relieve pain.
What is it?
It basically involves inserting a needle into the epidural space between two vertebrae in the lumbar region in the lower back. Prior to the introduction of the needle will have disinfected the area of skin and filters for a small amount of local anesthetic for the puncture is not painful.
Once located the tip of the needle in the right place in the epidural space, is inserted through it into a very thin tube called a catheter. Remove needle and through the catheter through which local anesthetic is injected to block the conduction of pain impulses traveling through nerve roots.
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Tags: anesthesiologist, catheter, Childbirth, muscle tone, position of the child
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Jan 29th, 2010
Different types of classes in preparation for childbirth
Expecting their first child brings a wealth of overwhelming questions and fears about an event that is totally unknown.
In this situation, many parents consider a good way to dispel doubts and fears is to attend classes in preparation for childbirth.
Such classes cover a myriad of topics all related to childbirth, such as various breathing techniques, vaginal and cesarean delivery, management of labor pain.
There are some kinds of childbirth that have a particular view on the subject, there are two commonly used methods of breathing and relaxation exercises are the Lamaze and Bradley.
The Lamaze technique remains the basic principle that childbirth is a totally natural and healthy process and that to approach it with confidence, women should be trained and educated.
This method searches and examine all the ways that mothers can find both the strength and enough support during labor and delivery.
Classes are focused on relaxation and breathing exercises that seek to condition the woman so I can have a successful response to pain.
The conditioning for instructing women to respond to pain and stress that point with actions that benefit them and not get tense attitudes as misguided or hold your breath. They are also used concentration techniques, or massage to reduce pain. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan 27th, 2010
Ultrasonography of the third quarter
Observe the growth of the fetus
Measurements. As always, the sonographer begins by walking the sensor on the entire surface of your abdomen. The fetus is already too big for him to see in its entirety, but stopping on the skull, femurs, the doctor is able to take action. These data are essential to ensure the baby continues to grow normally. At this stage of pregnancy, weighing between 1, 4 and 2 kg and measuring about 40 centimeters, all organs are working and will soon be ready to go.
Morphological examination. The sonographer continues his review focusing on organs have developed a disease from ultrasound in the second quarter, including the brain, heart and kidneys. It checks for example that communications are established between the heart and the atria are normal or that the kidneys are working properly.
The fetal well-being. Another important aspect of ultrasound in the third quarter: make sure the baby is moving well, he made hand movements that his animated face and swallows it normally, which means for the specialist as it breathes well. A Doppler examination to verify the quality of exchanges between mother and child and then feeding the fetus via the placenta.
The presentation of the baby. It has already upside down in the lower segment of the uterus? Perfect. Ready for the big trip, it is likely to remain in that position until delivery. A breech deliveries or it appears in transverse position? Do not worry, he can still turn around and another ultrasound at 37 weeks of pregnancy will make sure. If this is not the case, your gynecologist will prescribe a scanner to measure your pool. If it is large enough, you can give birth vaginally. Otherwise, a cesarean will be scheduled.
Tags: Cardiopediatric, Morphological, Observe the growth, Preparing for childbirth, ultrasonography
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Jan 25th, 2010