Evidence Into Practice

Running Head: Evidence Into Practice
EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE

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Table of contents
Table of contents........................................................................................................................2
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Research question.......................................................................................................................2
Search summary.........................................................................................................................3
Summary of evidence.................................................................................................................3
Key Terms..................................................................................................................................6
Critical Review...........................................................................................................................7
Synthesis....................................................................................................................................7
Impact.........................................................................................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
Reference List..........................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Breastfeeding plays an eminent role in ensuring long term growth of the young children and
babies. It is very important especially for the newborn as it improves the health conditions of
the young children and the babies enhances their immunity. However, since past certain years
women are getting more accustomed to feeding the children with more of complementary
food such as packet milk powders and less of breast milk, which is creating a negative impact
on the babies and enhancing the death rates per thousand. Therefore, the study is going to
provide relevant details regarding the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and create
awareness amongst the mothers towards exclusive breastfeeding for six months and thereby
reduce the mortality rates of young children and babies.
Research question
Research questions based on the effectiveness of breastfeeding for infants
1. What are the advantages of breastfeeding for infants below 6 months and beyond?
2. What are the reflecting issues in children having a lack of breastfeeding?
3. How breastfeeding helps in reducing mortality rate worldwide?
4. What are the professional steps taken to educate parents regarding breastfeeding for a
child?
Search summary
Breastfeeding importance is effectively organized among different countries which vary from
moderate to a high level of income. Compared to the low to high income based on different
countries, it has been observed that only 37 % of total children fewer than 6 months are
completely dependent on breastfeeding. It has been found that the duration of the time for the
breastfeeding is comparatively less in high-income countries as compared to the low and
middle-income countries. Nutrition which is provided during the initial days plays a crucial
role for the baby. Women who breastfeed the baby protect them from the chances of breast
cancer.
This prevents the child from some of the disorder like asthma and blood pressure. Women
who breastfeed the baby for a longer duration of time have increased chances of tooth decay.

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According to the survey it has been found that breastfeeding can help to decrease the 823000
deaths among the children who are below the age of five years to 20000 deaths that happen
from breast cancer (Dalzell & Roberson 2016). Infants who are breastfed are extremely
intelligent; defend them from infections and fewer chances of overweight. This results in low
infant mortality rate. Hence it is evident that breastfeeding has a positive impact on the infant
as well as the mother. From this information, we can say that from the past decade till now,
breastfeeding for the mother as well as children is very important irrespective of the family
income and from which countries they belong to.
Summary of evidence
Evidence of breastfeeding
The ideal food for healthy growth and development in infants is breastfeeding. It acts as a
core part of the reproductive process with important indications for the health of the mother.
According to Menon et al. (2016), breastfeeding of infants up to two years provide a lifelong
effect and huge implication on growth and development. The study shows how nutrition
during infancy is necessary for a child's development. WHO (World Health Organisation)
and UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) recommended that
the infants should get without any additional drink and breastfeeding should be done day and
night (Apps.who.int, 2018). It provides energy and nutrients to infants for the initial months
of life.
The choice of breastfeeding method acts as a way in the progress of a healthy food
environment with proper eating habits and growth in a child's immune system. Providing an
adequate amount of breast milk to a child helps in resolving the risk of health disorders like
allergies, asthma, respiratory illness and many other health threats for a child. As discussed
by Piwoz, & Huffman (2015), stem cells, white blood cells, beneficial bacteria are the
important ingredients present in breast milk. It also includes bioactive components such as
antibodies, enzymes and hormones, helps in fighting infections, prevents disease an helps in
the normal and healthy development of a child. Responses like healthy sleep, brain
development and lifelong benefits without sudden threats are the positive effects of
breastfeeding.
According to Kim et al. (2018), incidence of infectious morbidity as well as the risk in a
child's health disorder resulting in leukaemia, and sudden death of an infant. Substantially
healthy count differs in infants having a lack of breastfeeding. Sudden infant’s death