Nutrition during the breastfeeding period in the first six months: addressing the challenges in Vietnam with exclusive breastfeeding
Tran, Anh; Phan, Thu (2023)
2023
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In Vietnam, during the period of 2015 – 2020, there were approximately 8.1 million babies being born. But in 2021, MICS reported only 45,4% of children under 6 months old got exclusive breastfeeding in Vietnam. This thesis was done as a collection of valuable information regarding the subject of exclusive breastfeeding in the crucial period of first six months after birth in Vietnam. At the same time, the thesis also touched on the challenges presented that hindered the achievability of the goal set by World Health Organization to ensure the overall development of babies. The goal of the thesis is to provide mothers, especially those in the rural areas, with substantial knowledge regarding proper diet and nutritional benefits during their breastfeeding period in order to improve both the mothers’ breastfeeding quality and babies’ overall health.The purpose of the thesis is to create a nutritional brochure offered as guidance for mothers and an aiding tool for healthcare workers in Vietnam to guarantee the transmitted information is suitable for people with little knowledge on medical subject.
Research question: What nutrition will mothers need during the breastfeeding period to ensure an optimal development for infants in Vietnam? This thesis applied the method of literature review with eleven (n=11) research articles and informational articles being reviewed to produce the aforementioned brochure for mothers and mothers-to-be during the breastfeeding period in the first six months.
The data analysis process had taken an original approach and, in the end, offered a total of twenty-five nutrients being considered essential during the crucial breastfeeding period of the first six months. This finding leads to the result of a brochure with ingredients and food choices that are commonly found in different regions in Vietnam that contain the aforementioned nutrients that may serve as a checklist for mothers in planning the maternal diet. The brochure can be used as an aiding tool for the healthcare providers, specifically the nutritionists and OB/GYN nurses, in their process of providing educational knowledge to the mothers who need guidance. The brochure is presented to the authority with the hope to be published and put in healthcare centres in rural areas to be more accessible to the targeted group of the thesis.
Research question: What nutrition will mothers need during the breastfeeding period to ensure an optimal development for infants in Vietnam? This thesis applied the method of literature review with eleven (n=11) research articles and informational articles being reviewed to produce the aforementioned brochure for mothers and mothers-to-be during the breastfeeding period in the first six months.
The data analysis process had taken an original approach and, in the end, offered a total of twenty-five nutrients being considered essential during the crucial breastfeeding period of the first six months. This finding leads to the result of a brochure with ingredients and food choices that are commonly found in different regions in Vietnam that contain the aforementioned nutrients that may serve as a checklist for mothers in planning the maternal diet. The brochure can be used as an aiding tool for the healthcare providers, specifically the nutritionists and OB/GYN nurses, in their process of providing educational knowledge to the mothers who need guidance. The brochure is presented to the authority with the hope to be published and put in healthcare centres in rural areas to be more accessible to the targeted group of the thesis.