Thursday, April 29, 2010

the beginner's blog. ;))

this is my very first time to create a blog account, make a blog, and learn all about BLOG. i would use this beginning experience in making reaction on my article as commanded. ;))))

for my first blog. =)
http://www.medscape.com/viwearticle/720975


my article is about "does breastfeeding protect against asthma?"

i have chosen this article because we all know that breastfeeding has a lot of benefits and advantages for the baby. i was amazed because there is a research on how can it help in preventing asthma for the infant. but there is a conflict case in which the researchers debated that a child developed asthma when he is 8 years of age. moreover, it was proven that allergy-related factors contributes the development of asthma in infants, whether short or long term breast fed.


Although my article is very common to us student nurses, I realized that we should still teach the mothers to breast feed their child inspite of the future complications, for a healthy and prosperous living for them both. in the article, it was stated that...

"There are 101 GOOD REASONS to breastfeed, regardless of whether it protects asthma."