A Teaching Plan For Parents In The Neonatal Unit On Why Breast Milk Is Important

A Teaching Plan For Parents In The Neonatal Unit On Why Breast Milk Is Important

Introduction

Mother's Breast milk is the first recommended diet for babies. With advancements in technologies, other nutrient rich supplements are made available but nothing can substitute the goodness of breast milk (Palmer, 2002). In order to signify its importance for both, the mother and the bay and to encourage its use, it is essential that fact based knowledge should be provided to the parents. For that purpose a teaching plan for parents in the neonatal unit on why breast milk is important should be instigated. The parents are supposed to be provided with in depth insights of the topic and are to be taught all of the material presented in the document prior to the discharge.

The content is aimed to explore the importance of breast feeding for the baby and mother, it is designed to make the parents understand its significance in regards with babies growth and women's' health. The infants would then be discharged to competent parents who have the basic understanding of nutritional value of human milk and are capable of verbalizing the understanding to others.

Discussion

As part of the teaching plans it is important to cultivate strong reasoning in parents in order to understand the importance of breast milk. Therefore the material documented below must be explained to the parents in precise way.

Importance of Breast Milk

The importance of human milk can be signified by the fact that it is widely known as liquid gold. Humans are mammals and it's the law of nature that mammals produce milk exclusively designed to fulfill the requirements on every perimeters for their young. The components of human milk facilitate the gut to mature. Its importance in making the immune system stronger , thereby protecting the newborn form potential infections is well acknowledge world widely. The act of breast feeding helps in maintaining the lovely bond between mother and the baby. In addition with supporting the physiological development and growth of the infant it also advocates psychological development by enveloping the baby in the warmth, smell and taste of familiarity.

Nutritional Value for the Baby

The colostrums (found in breast milk) are the nutrition rich chemical best suited to meet the nutritional requirement of the baby. It is the best diet for baby and ...