Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding
Part 1
INTRODUCTION
Breastfeeding has been around since ancient days and is still being practiced worldwide. It is important for babies to be breastfed as well as mothers to engage in the practice, as there are great benefits that can be derived from it. Young infants require special nutrition, and according to numerous practitioners, the process of breastfeeding is the best means of ensuring that babies receive healthy nutrition.
Accoding to Chamblin (43), “breastfeeding is defined as any amount of suckling and latching at the breast that women strive to achieve so as to nurture and provide warmth and bonding with their babies.”
Works Cited
INTENDED AUDIENCE
The Pathfinder on the topic Breastfeeding is intended for maternal women, medical students and healthcare professionals, such as nurses and doctors. This Pathfinder is designed to provide them with interesting and important information that they may have questions about. It is also intended to assist them in gaining access to material relevant to the topic breastfeeding.
SUBJECT HEADINGS
The researcher found several subject headings under the topic Breastfeeding. These are as follows.
1. Nursing (Infant Feeding)
2. Infants – Nutrition
3. Lactation
PART 2
ITEM 1: REGULAR BOOK
Bibliography
Pillittari, Adele. Child Health Nursing: Care of the Child and Family. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1999. Print.
Location / Call number
Medical Library RJ 245.P538 1999
Reasons for selecting the source This book presents several aspects of breastfeeding. It lists several criteria that mothers can use to ascertain whether or not their babies are getting adequate food while breastfeeding as well as duration of feed. It also provides information and shows diagrams on appropriate feeding positions for mother and infant to enhance feeding, as well as it gives guidelines on how the baby should be given the
Part 1
INTRODUCTION
Breastfeeding has been around since ancient days and is still being practiced worldwide. It is important for babies to be breastfed as well as mothers to engage in the practice, as there are great benefits that can be derived from it. Young infants require special nutrition, and according to numerous practitioners, the process of breastfeeding is the best means of ensuring that babies receive healthy nutrition.
Accoding to Chamblin (43), “breastfeeding is defined as any amount of suckling and latching at the breast that women strive to achieve so as to nurture and provide warmth and bonding with their babies.”
Works Cited
INTENDED AUDIENCE
The Pathfinder on the topic Breastfeeding is intended for maternal women, medical students and healthcare professionals, such as nurses and doctors. This Pathfinder is designed to provide them with interesting and important information that they may have questions about. It is also intended to assist them in gaining access to material relevant to the topic breastfeeding.
SUBJECT HEADINGS
The researcher found several subject headings under the topic Breastfeeding. These are as follows.
1. Nursing (Infant Feeding)
2. Infants – Nutrition
3. Lactation
PART 2
ITEM 1: REGULAR BOOK
Bibliography
Pillittari, Adele. Child Health Nursing: Care of the Child and Family. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1999. Print.
Location / Call number
Medical Library RJ 245.P538 1999
Reasons for selecting the source This book presents several aspects of breastfeeding. It lists several criteria that mothers can use to ascertain whether or not their babies are getting adequate food while breastfeeding as well as duration of feed. It also provides information and shows diagrams on appropriate feeding positions for mother and infant to enhance feeding, as well as it gives guidelines on how the baby should be given the