TEACHING PLAN FOR BREAST FEEDING

Description of the Learner: The learners are first time mothers who just delivered their baby in the institution
of Baguio General Hospital Medical Center and needs health teachings regarding breast feeding for their baby’s
health and welfare.

LEARNING NEED: Importance and Advantages of BREAST FEEDING

LEARNING DIAGNOSIS: Lack Knowledge Deficit: Breast Feeding related to inadequate information regarding breast
feeding

GOAL: TO have adequate knowledge about breast feeding

LEARNING TIME METHOD OF EVALUATION

CONTENT ALLOTEMENT TEACHING
The pneumonic of
BREAST FEEDING
After an hour of  Proper
health teaching, latching on
lactating mothers  Signs of
will be able to hunger 8 minutes One on one Instant
understand and  Breast self discussion with feedback
appreciate the care visual aids
importance and  Benefits of
benefits of breastfeedi
breastfeeding, and ng to the
will be able to mother
know and learn the  Benefits of
correct latch-on Breast
and positioning feeding to
during the infant
breastfeeding
Benefits to the Child Later in Life
Some benefits of breastfeeding become apparent as the
child grows older. Among the benefits demonstrated by
research:
 Infants who are breast-fed longer have fewer
dental cavities throughout their lives.
 Several recent studies have shown that children
who were breast-fed are significantly less likely to
become obese later in childhood. Formula feeding
is linked to about a 20 to 30 percent greater
likelihood that the child will become obese.
 Children who are exclusively breast-fed during
the first three months of their lives are 34 percent
less likely to develop juvenile, insulin-dependent
diabetes than children who are fed formula.
 Breastfeeding may also decrease the risk of
childhood cancer in children under 15 years of age.
Formula-fed children are eight times more likely to
develop cancer than children who are nursed for
more than six months. (It is important to note that
children who are breast-fed for less than six
months do not appear to have any decreased
cancer risk compared to bottle-fed children.)
 As children grow into adults, several studies
have shown that people who were breast-fed as
infants have lower blood pressure on average than
those who were formula-fed. Thus, it is not
surprising that other studies have shown that
heart disease is less likely to develop in adults who
were breast-fed in infancy.
 Significant evidence suggests that breast-fed
children develop fewer psychological, behavioral
and learning problems as they grow older. Studies
also indicate that cognitive development is
increased among children whose mothers choose
to breastfeed.
 In researching the psychological benefits of
breast milk, one researcher found that breast-fed
children were, on average, more mature, assertive
and secure with themselves as they developed.
Benefits to the Mother
Studies indicate that breastfeeding helps improve
mothers' health, as well as their children's. A woman
grows both physically and emotionally from the
relationship she forms with her baby. Just as a woman's
breast milk is designed specifically to nourish the body
of an infant, the production and delivery of this milk
aids her own health. For example:
 Breastfeeding helps a woman to lose weight
after birth. Mothers burn many calories during
lactation as their bodies produce milk. In fact,
some of the weight gained during pregnancy
serves as an energy source for lactation.
 Breastfeeding releases a hormone in the mother
(oxytocin) that causes the uterus to return to its
normal size more quickly.
 When a woman gives birth and proceeds to
nurse her baby, she protects herself from
becoming pregnant again too soon, a form of birth
control found to be 98 percent effective -- more
effective than a diaphragm or condom. Scientists
believe this process prevents more births
worldwide than all forms of contraception
combined. In Africa, breastfeeding prevents an
estimated average of four births per woman, and
in Bangladesh it prevents an estimated average of
6.5 births per woman.
 Breastfeeding appears to reduce the mother's
risk of developing osteoporosis in later years.
Although mothers experience bone-mineral loss
during breastfeeding, their mineral density is
replenished and even increased after lactation.
 Diabetic women improve their health by
breastfeeding. Not only do nursing infants have
increased protection from juvenile diabetes, the
amount of insulin that the mother requires
postpartum goes down.
 Women who lactate for a total of two or more
years reduce their chances of developing breast
cancer by 24 percent.
 Women who breastfeed their children have
been shown to be less likely to develop uterine,
endometrial or ovarian cancer.
 The emotional health of the mother may be
enhanced by the relationship she develops with
her infant during breastfeeding, resulting in fewer
feelings of anxiety and a stronger sense of
connection with her baby.
 A woman's ability to produce all of the nutrients
that her child needs can provide her with a sense
of confidence. Researchers have pointed out that
the bond of a nursing mother and child is stronger
than any other human contact. Holding the child
to her breast provides most mothers with a more
powerful psychological experience than carrying
the fetus inside her uterus. The relationship
between mother and child is rooted in the
interactions of breastfeeding. This feeling sets the
health and psychological foundation for years to
come.