EFFECTIVENESS OF GUIDED IMAGERY IN INCREASING BREAST MILK PRODUCTION AMONG MOTHERS OF NEWBORN ADMITTED IN NICU

LEKSHMY K R; JUNIOR SUNDRESH N.

Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017

EFFECTIVENESS OF GUIDED IMAGERY IN INCREASING BREAST MILK PRODUCTION AMONG MOTHERS OF NEWBORN ADMITTED IN NICU

Lekshmy K R, Junior Sundresh N.

Abstract :

Breast feeding is considered a preferred method of newborn feeding by health care professionals. Breast milk helps to protects newborns from infection, respiratory disease, allergy ear infections and helps indigestion. It contains fat that helps in ain development. Breast milk can be provided to the infant either directly through infant suckling at the east (eastfeeding) or by having the mother express the east milk with a pump and providing the milk via enteral feedings or bottle. Breastfeeding is recommended as the optimal form of nutrition for newborns. There are several advantages to eastfeeding, including the psychological benefits of maternal-baby bonding, gastrointestinal trophic aspects and anti-infective benefits for the newborn. When direct eastfeeding is not possible, the use of expressed mother‘s milk, fortified when necessary, is recommended to achieve the high nutrient demands of the newborns