BIRTH AND LACTATION

Role of hormones during birth and lactation

Access to Nursing role of hormones during birth and lactation

Introduction

Hormones are chemicals that control numerous body functions. They are produced in the endocrine system, which consists of glands and secretory tissues without a secretory duct and exocrine glands (e.g. sweat glands). Therefore, their secretions or hormones are secreted and transported through the blood. Hormones act as "messengers" to coordinate the functions of various organs. The hormonal system is primarily associated with various metabolic actions of the human body and controls the amount of chemical functions in cells. Some hormonal effects occur within seconds, others require several days to start even weeks, months, or years (Gunderson, Et, al. 2009, 495).

This paper would focus on the study of the access to Nursing role of hormones during birth and lactation.

Discussion

Our body has everything for childbirth and birth knows, if it be allowed to work! An environment that offers warmth, security and privacy will encourage the production of hormones essential for delivery. These are: the oxytocin, endorphins, the adrenaline and prolactin and come from the deepest recesses and the oldest of our brain. They therefore encourage women to abandon its resistance and his mental barriers such as fear, judgment and control (Daly & Hartmann, 1993, 209-220). They also help women to be guided by his body, to work with him and with her baby, and afford the instinctive movements and sounds that are sometimes considered socially unacceptable, but which are beneficial when childbirth: screaming, blowing loudly, crying, adopt positions other than those expected in this context, etc. Finally, as endorphins are opiates, which we know the addictive potential, they promote bonding between mother and baby, by secreting whenever they find themselves in an emotional exchange (Wahner, et. Al, 1993, 76-83).

Adrenaline is secreted during the expansion phase and released when the neocortex is stimulated, will slow or even stop the production of oxytocin and endorphins. This mechanism was intended by nature to allow the escape of the female birth in case of danger (Daly & Hartmann, 1993, 209-220). It will be triggered by stress and tension in the presence of unexpressed fears, repressed emotions, physical or mental strength. As it slows the progress of labor and makes it more painful, it may result in medical interventions (administration of oxytocin, epidural) which in turn can lead to other interventions or complications. Inefficient uterine contractions in this circumstance may result in the baby a poor blood flow to internal organs, including the placenta and the uterus so it would be less well nourished and oxygenated. Through the ages, women have adopted a strategy to feel safe, and that is to have a personification of their maternal side, whether in the person of their own mother, a female presence or expensive or an experienced midwife. When the adrenaline is low, the woman feels no energy, but it is precisely at this point that the voluntary muscles tend to relax, so it's beneficial (Wahner, ...