Review

Green Midwifery Care in Climate Change and Newborn Nutrition

Volume: 10 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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Green Midwifery Care in Climate Change and Newborn Nutrition

Abstract

Climate change refers to long-term changes in the earths climate system, such as temperature increases, changes in precipitation patterns and more frequent extreme weather events, as a result of human activities following the industrial revolution. The main causes of climate change include the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and industrial processes. These activities cause greenhouse gases to accumulate in the atmosphere and cause global warming. Especially after the Industrial Revolution, the world temperature continues to rise and climate change continues to occur. Since the mid-19th century, both breastfeeding and the Earth's climate have suffered greatly from the rise of industrial capitalism. First called global warming, then climate change due to its many negative consequences, it is seen as the most important global health threat of the 21st century.Factors such as increasing temperatures, thirst, food insecurity and environmental toxins as a result of climate change also affect breast milk production and the breastfeeding process indirectly, if not directly. This situation threatens both the health of the mother and the healthy nutrition opportunities of infants. Therefore, considering the long-term effects of climate change, maternal and child nutrition should be at the top of the climate change agenda. Midwives have important roles in minimizing the negative effects of climate change on health. This review is a review of the literature on the interaction of climate change with breastfeeding and breastfeeding.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Neonatology

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

November 18, 2024

Acceptance Date

April 9, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Akkur, M., & Özdilek, R. (2025). Green Midwifery Care in Climate Change and Newborn Nutrition. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal, 10(1), 71-78. https://doi.org/10.51754/cusbed.1587329
AMA
1.Akkur M, Özdilek R. Green Midwifery Care in Climate Change and Newborn Nutrition. J Cumhuriyet Univ Health Sci Inst. 2025;10(1):71-78. doi:10.51754/cusbed.1587329
Chicago
Akkur, Melike, and Resmiye Özdilek. 2025. “Green Midwifery Care in Climate Change and Newborn Nutrition”. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal 10 (1): 71-78. https://doi.org/10.51754/cusbed.1587329.
EndNote
Akkur M, Özdilek R (April 1, 2025) Green Midwifery Care in Climate Change and Newborn Nutrition. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal 10 1 71–78.
IEEE
[1]M. Akkur and R. Özdilek, “Green Midwifery Care in Climate Change and Newborn Nutrition”, J Cumhuriyet Univ Health Sci Inst, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 71–78, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.51754/cusbed.1587329.
ISNAD
Akkur, Melike - Özdilek, Resmiye. “Green Midwifery Care in Climate Change and Newborn Nutrition”. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal 10/1 (April 1, 2025): 71-78. https://doi.org/10.51754/cusbed.1587329.
JAMA
1.Akkur M, Özdilek R. Green Midwifery Care in Climate Change and Newborn Nutrition. J Cumhuriyet Univ Health Sci Inst. 2025;10:71–78.
MLA
Akkur, Melike, and Resmiye Özdilek. “Green Midwifery Care in Climate Change and Newborn Nutrition”. Instıtute of Health Sciences Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 71-78, doi:10.51754/cusbed.1587329.
Vancouver
1.Melike Akkur, Resmiye Özdilek. Green Midwifery Care in Climate Change and Newborn Nutrition. J Cumhuriyet Univ Health Sci Inst. 2025 Apr. 1;10(1):71-8. doi:10.51754/cusbed.1587329

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