Across
- 2. Internationally board certified ___________ consultants are available and consulted for all infants admitted at < 12 months of age at CHLA
- 4. first milk produced by the mammary glands, can be made as early as 16 weeks post-partum
- 5. hormone that stimulates milk production; increases with suckling at the breast; lactating parents can increase this hormone by frequent breastfeeding or pumping (every 3 hours or at least 8 times a day)
- 7. marsupial native to Australia; also referred to as skin to skin, which is the practice of placing baby on parent's bare chest; has been shown to calm and relax both parent and baby, regulates baby's breathing and heart rate, stimulates hormones to support human milk supply
- 11. immunoglobulins in human milk that help build baby's immune system and protect against infection
Down
- 1. recommended to establish and maintain milk supply when baby is not able to directly feed at the breast
- 3. lactating parents have a decreased risk of this, especially breast and ovarian
- 6. usually performed twice per shift when baby is not orally feeding; protects against infection, particularly ventilator associated pneumonia; a great way for parents to participate in caring for their baby
- 8. human milk use reduces risk of ______, a devastating intestinal inflammatory disease affecting neonates; human milk has also been shown to decrease the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, retinopathy of prematurity, and late onset sepsis
- 9. hormone that is responsible for releasing human milk; increases with touch and emotion; lactating parents can increase this hormone by looking at photos of or holding their baby
- 10. this milk is recommended for babies less than 1500 grams at birth or born at or less than 32 weeks gestation