BREST
FEEDING
breast milk is the ideal food for the
infant .no other food is required by the baby until 4-5 months after birth.mother milk contain 1.1gm protein per 100 ml.the energy value of human milk is 70 kcals per 100 ml.
a child who is breast feed has greater chances of survival than a child artificially
fed.prolonged breast feeding does protect the infant from early malnutrition and some infections.the data suggest that infant mortality rates in developing countries are 5-10 times higher among children who have not been breast-feed or who have been breast -fed for less than 6 months.
among the advantages of breast milk are the following
(a) it is safe , clean, hygienic, and avaiable to the infant at correct temperature.(2)it fully meets the nutritional requirements of the infant in the first few month of life...(c) it contains antimicrobial factors such as macrophages, lymphocytes, secretory iga ,anti-streptococal factor, lysozyme and lactoferrin which provide considerable protection against not only to diarroheal disease but also against respiratory infections in the first month of life .it is easily digested and utilized by both the normal and premature babies.
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