National Health Goals

Create a teaching tool to promote breastfeeding. The material created to educate new mothers on breastfeeding will influence the mother’s decision to breastfeed, including duration, based on the quality and content of the teaching.

Requirements

Your teaching tool will be a trifold and must include this relevant content for a mother considering the risks and benefits of breastfeeding a newborn.

Requirements: A trifold

DO NOT PLAGIARIZE

Answer preview
  • Infant nutritional requirements are met by the right composition of nutrients since breast milk naturally contains certain nutrients (Quigley et al., 2019).
  • Easily digestible: When compared to formula feeds, the components in breast milk, such as protein, lactose, and fat, are easily digestible to the newborn.
  • Breast milk contains immunoglobulin and prebiotics like lactoferrin that strengthen immunity and prevent diarrheal disorders, which are more common in children who consume formula. Lower risk of diarrhea and other gastrointestinal issues (Quigley et al., 2019).
  • Breast milk facilitates cost savings by avoiding formula feeds.
  • Breastfeeding lowers the chances of developing breast cancer.
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