Anatomy & Physiology › Section Y · Reproduction and development › Topic Y.7
The newborn and lactation
At birth a baby must start breathing, reroute its circulation and keep itself warm within minutes. Meanwhile the lactating body switches on a hormonal system that makes milk on demand and passes immune protection to the newborn.
In this topic
- Birth as a transition
- The first breath
- Rewiring the circulation
- Worked example: an Apgar score
- Keeping warm
- Worked example: surface area and heat loss
- Gut, kidneys and liver
- The lactating breast and its hormones
- Suckling and the let-down reflex
- How milk changes
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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