Amamantamiento

Amamantamiento ¿Un lenguaje cifrado entre la madre y el niño?

Questions to analyze the article:

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This cyclical process of milk synthesis and secretion is termed lactation. Lactation occurswith the help of 2 hormones, prolactin (PRL) and oxytocin. While PRL and oxytocin act independently on different cellular receptors, they are both necessary for lactation. Both hormones affect the moodand physical condition of the mother. Recent research suggests that the hormone oxytocin is also a “link” with important consequences on relations mother-son and mother-couple.
Also placentalhormones and hiposifarias play a big role in the preparation of the gland and in the mechanisms for the save of energy, and in the storage of energy in form of fats.

2) During lactation energy demand ishigh and this simple model of regulation of the secretion of milk implies a limited access to food. From this it appears that the stimulus of suckling should also trigger neurogenic and hormonalmechanisms that help the mother to maintain energy balance even during periods of reduced caloric availability.

Gastrointestinal hormones: in humans sucking stimulates milk production and the digestivecapacity of mother .It was shown that levels of somastotatina fall and colecistoquinina levels of gastrine and insulin increases in response to the intake and breast of the baby. The more the babysucks the more his/ her digestion, storage of ingested nutrients and stimulation of anabolism and as a consequence growth. These hormones stimulate the mother and make more efficient the process ofdigestion so metabolism is adapted to meet nutritional demands related to milk production.

3) Milk: a dynamic fluid that provides a diverse array of bioactive substances to the developing infant duringcritical periods of brain, immune, and gut development. The clinician must be familiar with how the mammary gland produces human milk and how its properties nourish and protect the breastfeeding...