Importance of nutrition in lactating mothers in terms of both the mother’s and the infant’s health

Year 2013, Volume: 48 Issue: 3, 183 - 187, 01.10.2013

Mukadder Ayşe Selimoğlu

Abstract

A balanced diet for lactating mothers is essential for providing physiological needs of the mother and for the health of the infant via ideal breastmilk content Nutrient profile of breastmilk is minimally affected by the mother rsquo;s diet by giving priority to protection of infant; protein fat carbohydrates and folate are sufficient in breastmilk even if they lack in the mother rsquo;s diet However this may be harmful for mothers because of consequent shortage of nutrient storages On the other hand some nutrients such as vitamin A thiamin and riboflavin are dependent on the diet of the mother; if they are insufficient in the mother rsquo;s diet so are they in breastmilk and in the infant Micronutrient insufficiency is an important health problem in Turkish mothers In that context the importance of a balanced diet in lactating mothers for both their own healths and ideal breastmilk content should be emphasized Making projects about this issue should be a priority for countries where micronutrient insufficiency is frequent Turk Arch Ped 2013; 48: 183 187

Keywords

Breastmilk, infant, nursing mother, nutritionn

Anne ve bebek sağlığı açısından emziren anne beslenmesinin önemi

Abstract

Emziren annenin dengeli beslenmesi hem kendi fizyolojik gereksinimlerini karşılaması ve kendi besin yedeğini dengede tutması açısından hem de ideal bir anne sütü miktarı ve içeriği yoluyla bebeğin sağlıklı büyüme ve gelişmesi için gereklidir Anne sütünün besin profili bebeği korumayı ön plana alarak diyetten az etkilenir özellikle protein yağ karbonhidrat ve folat anne diyetinde eksik bile olsa anne sütündeki miktar yeterli kalır Ancak bebeği etkilemeyen bu durum annenin depolarında yetersizliğe ve sonuçta annenin zararlanmasına neden olur Anne sütünün A ve B vitamin düzeyleri annenin diyetine bağımlıdır annede eksik ise bebekte de eksiklik gelişir Türkiye rsquo;de yapılan çalışmalar annelerde mikrobesin eksikliğinin önemli bir sorun olduğunu annelerde yüksek sıklıkta mikrobesin açlığı bulunduğunu göstermektedir Bu bağlamda hem anne sağlığı için hem de ideal anne sütü içeriği için anne beslenmesi üzerinde durulması ve mikrobesin eksikliğinin sık olduğu ülkelerde tasarılar üretilmesi önemli bir öncelik olmalıdır.

Keywords

Anne sütü, beslenme, bebek, emziren anne

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