NUR 4032 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
What are the benefits of breastfeeding?
- Passive immunity
- Development of a healthy gut
- Quicker weight loss in mum after birth
- Increase in bonding
- Lower cost than formula
What hormones are involved in breastfeeding and what are their
roles?
- Prolactin: Triggered by suckling/nuzzling which acts on
lactocytes to make milk. It also suppresses ovulation
- Oxytocin 'Cuddle' hormone: Triggered by suckling and
positive thoughts and triggers the ejection of milk.
What is the Feedback Inhibitor of Lactation? (Milk production)
Full breasts = build up of FIL = STOP
Empty breasts = less FIL = GO
What is in breastmilk?
- Protein
- Lipids (high in essential fatty acids including omega 3)
- Minerals (easily absorbed Ca, Fe, and Zn; low in Na)
- Oligosaccharides
What are the feeding cues?
- Rooting
- Sucking on fists/blankets
, - Murmuring noises
- Moving eyes around
- Wiggling/waving
- Crying (last resort)
What advice can you give on positioning and attachment?
(CHINS)
Close
Head free
In line
Nose to nipple
Sustainable
How can you recognize effective attachment?
- Chin touching breast
- Mouth wide open
- Lower lip curled back
- Cheeks full and rounded
- More areola visible above top lip
- Rhythmic suck/swallow with pauses
- Pain free feeding
What are the elements of NVC?
- Eye contact
- Touch
- Hand and head movements
- Facial expression
- Posture
- Proximity
What are the benefits of breastfeeding?
- Passive immunity
- Development of a healthy gut
- Quicker weight loss in mum after birth
- Increase in bonding
- Lower cost than formula
What hormones are involved in breastfeeding and what are their
roles?
- Prolactin: Triggered by suckling/nuzzling which acts on
lactocytes to make milk. It also suppresses ovulation
- Oxytocin 'Cuddle' hormone: Triggered by suckling and
positive thoughts and triggers the ejection of milk.
What is the Feedback Inhibitor of Lactation? (Milk production)
Full breasts = build up of FIL = STOP
Empty breasts = less FIL = GO
What is in breastmilk?
- Protein
- Lipids (high in essential fatty acids including omega 3)
- Minerals (easily absorbed Ca, Fe, and Zn; low in Na)
- Oligosaccharides
What are the feeding cues?
- Rooting
- Sucking on fists/blankets
, - Murmuring noises
- Moving eyes around
- Wiggling/waving
- Crying (last resort)
What advice can you give on positioning and attachment?
(CHINS)
Close
Head free
In line
Nose to nipple
Sustainable
How can you recognize effective attachment?
- Chin touching breast
- Mouth wide open
- Lower lip curled back
- Cheeks full and rounded
- More areola visible above top lip
- Rhythmic suck/swallow with pauses
- Pain free feeding
What are the elements of NVC?
- Eye contact
- Touch
- Hand and head movements
- Facial expression
- Posture
- Proximity
