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dc.contributor.authorHealth Service Executive
dc.contributor.authorThe National Healthy Childhood Programme
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-15T11:16:22Z
dc.date.available2024-07-15T11:16:22Z
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/642187
dc.descriptionMany pregnant women wonder how they can prepare their bodies for breastfeeding but there is actually very little physical preparation you need to do. You may have noticed your breasts changing as your pregnancy progresses. Your breasts start to increase in size because they are now producing colostrum, which will be your baby’s first food. Many people find it helpful to learn more about breastfeeding while they are pregnant. Your GP, GP practice nurse, midwife or public health nurse (PHN) will be happy to discuss feeding your baby. It may help for you to discuss some of the following with them: • The importance of breastfeeding. • Why breastfeeding is the normal way to nourish your baby. • Types of labour and birth that enhance your breastfeeding experience. • Why learning how to hand express your breast milk is a useful skill to learn before the birth of your baby. • The importance of early safe skin-to-skin contact after the birth. • How breastfeeding in the first hour after birth provides food, comfort and a good start for your baby’s immune system.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHealth Service Executiveen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectHEALTH PROMOTIONen_US
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTHen_US
dc.subjectBreastfeedingen_US
dc.subjectIMMUNE SYSTEMen_US
dc.titleBreastfeeding: A good start in life Information on breastfeeding your baby Every breastfeed makes a differenceen_US
dc.typePatient Information Leafleten_US
refterms.dateFOA2024-07-15T11:16:24Z


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