Breast-feeding the smallest consumer.
Breast-feeding has numerous advantages, yet the trend to breast-feed is declining. Nurses, as well as patients, can benefit from increasing their knowledge base about breast-feeding. Nurses have an important role to play in supporting breast-feeding mothers with current research-based knowledge. More importantly, nurses also serve as patient advocates for the neonate. The use of appropriate nursing diagnoses may facilitate an optimal breast-feeding experience for our smallest consumer, the neonate.
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D001942:Breast Feeding; D002651:Child Advocacy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy