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Importance Of Breast Feeding
Importance of Breast Feeding

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As a general convention, issues are discussed when people start questioning the traditions being followed for long, or show an increased interest in it. The same has happened with the idea of breastfeeding. As a rule, mothers breastfed their infants for a year and sometimes longer, till the birth of the second child. But these days, due to paucity of time and as a matter of convenience, some mothers choose to shift to powdered, bottled milk as a substitute for breast milk. The crux of the matter here is to popularise breast milk simply because there is just no substitute that can be available for it.

There are two aspects why breastfeeding is important for the mother as well as for the child. One is the nutritional aspect while the other is the psychological aspect. While the nutritional aspect is no doubt very important, that which some think can be substituted, the psychological bonding which develops between the child and the mother is unparalleled and does not have any alternative.

Latest Publication and Research on Importance Of BreastFeeding - Updated on 11/02/2011

Dietary lipid quality and long-term outcome. - Published by PubMed

Breastfeeding, asthma, and allergy: a tale of two cities. - Published by PubMed

Breastfeeding and the neonatal ward. - Published by PubMed

Apple dumplings: the story of a breastfeeding video. - Published by PubMed

Breastfeeding and the neonatal ward. - Published by PubMed

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Posted by: fionalangsharpe(Guest) Posted on: 09/21/2011

Wow can't believe you would allow a formula add to run with this article. Constantly undermining women with adds like these decreases the rates of breastfeeding. Increases the health risks to our children. Please reconsider your advertising. Thank you

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Posted by: koffi Posted on: 08/23/2011

breast milk is always ready at all time for the baby, it does not take time for it to be prepared,it does not have a money value,available always at the right temperature not too hot or not too cold,free from microbes,

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Posted by: s_mayur(Guest) Posted on: 03/31/2011

please let me know what is the normal time taken for the milk to come into the breast after delivery. rgds Mayur Deshmukh mayurgdeshmukh@rediffmail.com

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Posted by: abeer19 Posted on: 11/06/2010

only????? is it related to genes? if non brothers feed from the same mother does this affect their biological cells or genes?

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Posted by: adewale oguntade(Guest) Posted on: 11/15/2008

this piece is incise and educative.it is a well and thorough research.

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