Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Climate change refers to long-term changes in the earths climate system, such as temperature increases, changes in precipitation patterns and more frequent extreme weather events, as a result of human activities following the industrial revolution. The main causes of climate change include the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and industrial processes. These activities cause greenhouse gases to accumulate in the atmosphere and cause global warming. Especially after the Industrial Revolution, the world temperature continues to rise and climate change continues to occur. Since the mid-19th century, both breastfeeding and the Earth's climate have suffered greatly from the rise of industrial capitalism. First called global warming, then climate change due to its many negative consequences, it is seen as the most important global health threat of the 21st century.Factors such as increasing temperatures, thirst, food insecurity and environmental toxins as a result of climate change also affect breast milk production and the breastfeeding process indirectly, if not directly. This situation threatens both the health of the mother and the healthy nutrition opportunities of infants. Therefore, considering the long-term effects of climate change, maternal and child nutrition should be at the top of the climate change agenda.Midwives have important roles in minimizing the negative effects of climate change on health. This review is a review of the literature on the interaction of climate change with breastfeeding and breastfeeding.
Source: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Authors: Akkur, Melike, Özdilek, Resmiye
Institution: Kocaeli Üniversitesi
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4416548204
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