To the issue of breastfeeding support: from theory to practice

Abstract

Breastfeeding support is an important task of paediatric care. The high awareness of the female population about the importance of breastfeeding contributes to the formation of lactation dominant among women in the future. The level of information in support and recovery of breastfeeding (relaktation) in a motivated female audience has been studied. The readiness of women to use the additional feeding system, which simulates breastfeeding, to increase lactation and relation has been analysed. The study was conducted on the basis of the questionnaire results of 100 female students of the medical university, 56 paediatricians of the advanced training course, as well as 56 maternity women on 2–5 days after childbirth. Previously, students at a high scientific and practical level were informed about the disadvantages of artificial nutrition and the benefits of breastfeeding, including from the perspective of modern scientific research into the components of breast milk as living tissue. The doctors’ questionnaire was preceded by a practical lesson and a lecture on breastfeeding support and possible ways of relation. The participation of all the respondents in the study was exclusively voluntary. In the student and medical environment, the prevalence of awareness in the formation of a high commitment to breastfeeding has been revealed. In contrast, in a group of maternity women with a high level of lactation dominant, a single notification of relacement and the application of an additional Medela SNS feeding system did not achieve the desired indicators of motivation for breast feeding.

Keywords

• breastfeeding
• relaxation
• lactation dominant
• additional feeding system