The document provides an overview of exclusive breastfeeding, outlining its definition, public health significance, and factors affecting breastfeeding practices. It emphasizes the health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding for both infants and mothers, while also discussing its challenges. The conclusion highlights the importance of breastfeeding as the optimal feeding method for infants and the need for improved adherence to recommendations for exclusive breastfeeding in the early months of life.

1. MICRO TEACHING
ON
EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING

3. GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
After completion of the topic, the students will be able to
gain knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding and they can apply
their knowledge in clinical area also.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: After the completion of the
lesson plan the students will be able to-
-Introduce exclusive breastfeeding.
-Define exclusive breastfeeding.
-Discuss why exclusive breastfeeding is public health concern.

4. -Factors influencing breast feeding.
-PROS of breastfeeding.
-CONS of breastfeeding.
-Conclusion
-Bibliography

5. INTRODUCTION

6. DEFINITION OF BREASTFEEDING
 WHO has defined breastfeeding as the normal method
to provide infants with the nutrients they need for
healthy growth and development.(WHO,2013)
 Breastfeeding: the method of feeding a baby with milk
directly from the mother’s breast (Bristow, 2012)
 Breastfeeding is the normal way of providing young
infants with nutrients they need for healthy growth
and development (WHO, 2013)

7. DEFINITION OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING
 Exclusive breastfeeding: breast milk only, excluding
water, other liquids, and solid foods (WHO, 2013).
 Exclusive breastfeeding means that the infant receives
only breast milk. No other liquids or solids are given –
not even water – with the exception of oral
rehydration solution, or drops/syrups of vitamins,
minerals or medicines. (WHO, 2013).

8. WHY EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING IS PUBLIC
HEALTH CONCERN
 For infants to survive, grow and develop properly they require the
right proportion of nutrients, Breast milk rich in nutrients and anti
– bodies and contains the right quantities of fat, sugar, water and
protein. These nutrients are major pre – requisites to health and
survival of the baby.
 When a child is exclusively breast fed, their immune system is
strengthened, enabling it to life – threatening illnesses like
pneumonia and diarrhea amongst other infections.

9.  Reports indicate the babies who are not breast fed for the
first six months of life are 15 times more likely to die from
pneumonia compared to newborns that are breast fed
exclusively for six months after birth. (Healthy Newborn
Network)
 Infant who contained to be exclusively breastfed tended to
be those who are remained healthy and on an accepted
growth trajectory.

10.  The World health organization estimates that around
220,000 children could be saved every year with
exclusive breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding is a healthier than formula feeding; it
contains all necessary nutrients for a baby and protects
against several infections and disease.

11.  The availability of information about formula
feeding, for example, was found to be negatively
correlated with the duration of breastfeeding. In this
experimental study , comparing women who received
promotion materials related to formula feeding and a
control group, a larger proportion of women in the
experimental group stopped breastfeeding during the
first two weeks.

12.  FACTORS INFLUENCING BREASTFEEDING
-PSYCHOSOCIAL
-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERSTICS
-HOSPITAL PRACTICES
-BIOMEDICAL FACTORS
-SOURCES OF SUPPORT

13. PORS OF BREASTFEEDING
FOR THE BABY
 Breast milk is the most complete form of nutrition for infants
 Increase survival
 Decreased morbidity
 Adequacy
 Reduce cardiac risk factor
 Improve growth parameters
 Breastfed infants grow exactly the way they should
 Breast milk test good to your child
 Breast milk is easy for your new born to digest
 Breast milk is the healthiest food for the baby

14. FOR THE MOTHERS
 Helping in uterine involution
 Work as contraception
 Reduce the risk of breast and ovarian cancer
 Hormonal balance
 Provide immediate satisfaction

15. FOR THE SOCIETY
 Cost effective
 Productive work force
 Purity
 Naturally availability

16. CONS FOR BREASTFEEDING
 Less freedom to mother
 Continuous
 Can be painful if not having proper positioning or steps
 Other can’t breastfeed
 Can be stressful
 Need more effort towards mother

17. SUMMARY
After the completion of the class the student teacher
summaries the topic.
 Define exclusive breastfeeding.
 Discuss why exclusive breastfeeding is public health
concern.
 Factors influencing breast feeding.
 PROS of breastfeeding.
 CONS of breastfeeding.

18. CONCLUSION
 Breast milk remain the best and most secure form of nutrition for
infants. The health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding to infants
especially in developing countries should not be underrated.
Breastfeeding is well recognized as the best food source for
infants. It has been advocated as a cost effective means of
improving the child’s health and mother bonding.
 Breast feeding is the safest, less allergic and best infant feeding
method. It has nutritional , immunological, behavioral and
economic benefits of breastfeeding, breastfeeding prevalence and
duration in many countries, states and local government are still
lower then the international recommendation of exclusive
breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.

19. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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 Dc Dutta, textbook of obstetrics, 9th edition2018, jaypee
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brother medical publication, p/p 223
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