Maternal and Child Resource Initiative on Breastfeeding (MaCRIB) shares insights on clothing needs of a breastfeeding mother
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Breastfeeding and comfy clothing design
1. Breastfeeding and Comfy
Clothing Designs
BAMIDELE, TAIWO ADEJOKE
apbinnetwork@gmail.com
Presented at Agric. Lecture Theater on the 22nd of October 2016
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2. Introduction
Nigeria has the poorest breastfeeding rate
of 17%
Numerous barriers to breastfeeding
remain
Clothing design could either encourage
or discourage the nursing mother
women who feel comfortable feeding in
public breastfeed longer
3. Features of nursing clothes
provide easy access for the hungry baby
support the mothers new curves
allow the mother to nurse the baby
without feeling over-exposed
respect the clothing culture of the
mother
encourage breastfeeding in public
4. Clothing need a of breastfeeding
mother
supportive nursing bra
clothes with nursing openings or easy-
to-open flaps
absorbent pad
5. Common clothing worn during
breastfeeding
lro (wrapper) and
buba (loose top)
Skirt and blouse
Normal strapped
underwire bra