Two outrageous misconceptions about breast milk and skin-to-skin contact for children

Skin to skin after birth has many benefits, but is it really effective to use this method to treat babies?

Also derived from the mentality of taking care of children the most "natural" way, many women shared with each other how to treat skin-to-skin diseases.

Accordingly, when the baby has a fever, they insist on not giving the child medicine or other measures, only using skin-to-skin ways to reduce fever for the baby.

About this, Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Anh, director of Hanoi Obstetrics Hospital said that postpartum skin is a very scientific and applied method in many hospitals around the world. Accordingly, immediately after birth, the baby will be placed right on the stomach, in the mother's heart, skin - continued - skin with the mother. This measure is considered good for both mother and baby.

First, skin-to-skin contact helps incubate the child, resisting cold immediately after the baby leaves the womb. When children do not get cold, they will increase resistance. This also means increasing maternal love. The mother who is holding her baby in the moment after 9 October will be very happy and happy. Thanks to that positive energy, her womb will contract better, recover quickly.

'In particular, skin-to-skin contact with the mother also gives the baby the opportunity to immediately access the mother's skin with some common bacteria, which is similar to the early vaccination of the baby, thereby increasing her immunity. Translate. This is a new discovery about the effect of skin-to-skin right after birth , "said Anh Anh.

According to the expert, the skin-to-skin method is most significant immediately after birth. In the process of raising children later on, the effects are no longer sufficient.

Particularly, using skin-to-skin to reduce fever or cure diseases for children, Prof. Anh confirmed that each method has only a certain therapeutic value, can not replace other methods.

'Although skin to skin enhances the resistance of children, it is not therefore sufficient resistance against bacteria, for example, in case of a fever due to an infection or electrolyte disturbance due to sweating. . Each case of fever or disease has different causes, depending on which treatment will be different ', Assoc.

Breast milk is a medicine?

Breast milk is the best source of nutrition for young children, but breastmilk cannot replace all.

As some mothers have a view of breastfeeding for as long as possible, there are people when their 6-year-old is still not weaning their mother, the expert said: 'Breastmilk is needed in the early stages when the baby is unable to can eat. However, when children are able to feed themselves and grow up, nutritional needs will increase significantly. Older children are more diluted breastmilk, mothers cannot concentrate on giving milk, so milk is not much substance and is not worth much compared to the needs of a child, does not provide adequate immune system for the baby. half'.

Therefore, PGS Anh noted that even though breast milk is the best source of nutrition for young children, it helps the baby's resistance and immune system better thanks to antibodies in milk. However, breastmilk cannot be replaced by all, breastmilk cannot cure all baby illnesses.