PSC 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: World Health Organization, Infant Mortality, Breast Milk
9 May 2019
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Breastfeeding: aap recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months; and breastfeeding for at least one year. Evolutionary perspectives: infants in hunter-gatherer societies (e. g. , !kung san) are always carried by their mothers so they breastfeed whenever hungry, this was likely the pattern of infant care for 99. 9% of human history. Only in western cultures infants are weaned at or before 1 year. Most cultures (and historical record of human species) = 2 years or more. Parental values & beliefs: co-sleeping more common in cultures that promote interdependence vs. Nightmares/night terrors longer bedtime rituals technology to simulate human contact (e. g. , heartbeat sounds) Advantages: parents may sleep better, child learns to go to sleep alone, more privacy for parents, may protect infant from accidental suffocation, disadvantages, sids risk higher, harder to breastfeed, have to stay awake for night-time feedings. Women begin to rebel against sacrificial mother ideal girls need more diverse role models .
