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v Policy Statement from The American

1. May, L. Breastfeeding [PDF
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Academy of Pediatrics (2012): from
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feeding and nutri3on. Addi3onally,
Why do medical professionals
research has shown that there are 2. "Breastfeeding and the Use of Human
short- and long-term medical and
Milk." Pediatrics 129.3 (2012): n. recommend that mothers
pag. The American Academy of
neurodevelopmental advantages of Pediatrics. Web. breas.eed their babies, instead
breas8eeding 2 3. Stuebe, Alison M., Walter C. Willett, of using infant formula?
Fei Xue, and Karin B. Michels.
"Lactation and Incidence of
v Walker (2010) - Breast Milk as the Premenopausal Breast Cancer." Arch
Gold Standard for ProtecJve Intern Med Archives of Internal
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Nutrients: Breast milk contains
protec3ve nutrients for newborn 4. Walker, Allan. "Breast Milk as the
Gold Standard for Protective
infants, and the composi3on of breast
Nutrients." The Journal of Pediatrics
milk changes according to the 156.2 (2010): n. pag. Web.
newborn infants needs. It also has a
strong protec3ve eect against 5. Walker, Claire-Dominique, Sophie
medical issues in the infant (e.g., Deschamps, Karine Proulx, and Mai
Tu. "Mother to Infant or Infant to
gastroenteri3s) 4 Mother? Reciprocal Regulation of
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Cancer: In this large, longitudinal
study of premenopausal women,
having ever breas8ed was inversely
associated with incidence of breast
cancer among women 3 Photo Source: www.frugalfana3c.com/breas8eeding-vs-bo=le-
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Benets for the Baby:
v Infants should be breas8ed within
v Breast milk is a rich nutri3onal source, No. There are various reasons
the rst hour aJer birth 2 and un3l 4-6 months, babies can get all
why some mothers cannot, or
of the necessary basic nutrients through
v Infants should be breas8ed breast milk 2 should not, breas8eed their
exclusively for the rst 6 months. v Infant health benets: Research indicates infant.
This means that your baby does not that breas8eeding is associated with

require any addi3onal foods (except lower rates of respiratory infec3ons,
v Maternal health reasons: Mothers
gastrointes3nal tract infec3ons, ear
Vitamin D) or uids, unless who take certain medica3ons, or
infec3ons, diabetes, and asthma, in
medically indicated 2 suer from par3cular medical
infants 1
v Lep3n, a hormone present in breast milk, issues, should not breas8eed their
v Complementary feeding is the may reduce stress in infants 5 babies 1
transi3on from exclusive o For instance, women that
breas8eeding or formula feeding, to Benets for the Mother: are HIV posi3ve, or have
the inclusion of solid food in an v Maternal health benets: Research Herpes lesions on their
infants diet. Breas8eeding should indicates that breas8eeding is associated breasts, should not
con3nue, and be supplemented with with lower rates of postpartum breas8eed 1
infant formula, for at least 1-2 years depression and breast cancer, in mothers o Addi3onally, women who
2
that breas8eed 2 take an3-depressant
v Economic savings: cheaper to breas8eed medica3ons, an3-anxiety
than it is to purchase infant formula 2
medica3ons, illicit drugs, or
v Environmental savings: Byproducts of
are undergoing
infant formula manufacturing are
chemotherapy treatment,
harmful to the environment 2
v Mother-infant bonding: Breas8eeding
should not breas8eed
promotes physical contact and emo3onal either 1
bonding between mother and infant 2