Question: Assignment Title: Written discussion on a given scenario regarding breastfeeding. Mark 75%
Scenario: You are working on the postnatal ward with your mentor. A client by the name of Mrs. Anthea Smith rings the call bell at 03.00hr in the morning. Anthea had her baby boy, Jonathan at 21.00hr last night. Anthea had a spontaneous vaginal birth at 39 weeks and 5 days gestation. Jonathan weighed 3.750kg at birth and is now 6 hours old. There were no complications at birth for baby. Baby had Apgar scores of 8 at 1 minute and 9 at 5 minutes. Anthea’s plan is to breastfeed baby. On responding to the call bell, Anthea is very upset and very tearful. She tells you that she has not had much sleep for the past 38 hours. She also tells you she is uncomfortable from perineal sutures and is in obvious pain. She is clearly exhausted. Anthea tells you she has been trying to put baby to the breast but has not had much success. She wishes to breastfeed but is so tired and concerned that baby has not fed that she wants him to have a bottle of artificial milk formula. She is desperate to get some sleep.
Content
- Introduction
- Breastfeeding History and Observation
- Skin-to-Skin
- Hand Expressing
- Positioning and Attachment
- Formula feeding
- Communication
- Conclusion
Mark 75% Word count: 1634
Midwifery Undergraduate (UG). Year 1.
Answer: Breastfeeding History and Observation
Anthea has asked for help feeding baby; in order to support her well it is necessary to understand her situation. This will include observing a feed but also a discussion with the mother regarding her breastfeeding history (WHO and UNICEF, 1993). This allows a greater understanding of a mother’s attitude towards, experience and expectations of breastfeeding.
In the case of Anthea, it would be important to establish whether or not she has breastfed any previous children, how she found the experience of breastfeeding previously, how long she breastfed for, whether or not she has received any support already and how she feels about breastfeeding her baby.
Anthea reports attempting to feed unsuccessfully; observing a feed allows the midwife to see what the mother does naturally, to note the problems she may be having and decide how to support Anthe...(short extract)
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- Subject: Nursing
- Course: Midwifery
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: 75%
- Words: 1634
- Date submitted: January 24, 2018
- Date written: June, 2016
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 8269
