Maternal and Child Resource Initiative on Breastfeeding (MaCRIB) shares insights on clothing needs of a breastfeeding mother

1. Breastfeeding and Comfy
Clothing Designs
BAMIDELE, TAIWO ADEJOKE
apbinnetwork@gmail.com
Presented at Agric. Lecture Theater on the 22nd of October 2016
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2. Introduction
•Nigeria has the poorest breastfeeding rate
of 17%
•Numerous barriers to breastfeeding
remain
•Clothing design could either encourage
or discourage the nursing mother
•women who feel comfortable feeding in
public breastfeed longer

3. Features of nursing clothes
•provide easy access for the hungry baby
•support the mothers’ new curves
•allow the mother to nurse the baby
without feeling over-exposed
•respect the clothing culture of the
mother
•encourage breastfeeding in public

4. Clothing need a of breastfeeding
mother
•supportive nursing bra
•clothes with nursing openings or easy-
to-open flaps
•absorbent pad

5. Common clothing worn during
breastfeeding
• lro (wrapper) and
buba (loose top)
•Skirt and blouse
•Normal strapped
underwire bra

6. Nursing Bras

7. Nursing Pads

8. Comfy Clothing for breastfeeding

9. Under bust nursing opening

10. Under bust nursing opening

11. Side opening

12. Side opening

13. Overlapped opening

14. Fasteners for nursing openings
Fasteners:
•Slide fasteners-zips
•Snaps-press stud
•Button and buttonholes

15. Nursing Pillows

16. Nursing Pillows

17. Nursing pillow for twins

18. Nursing pillow for twins