The Infants Nutrition - Feeding

Breast-feeding and Facts about Breast Milk


After a number of years, it now appears that the message that breast milk is the optimum food for infants is more effectively reaching professionals and parents. Often the discussion of optimum feeding practices begins at visits before an infant is born, with discussions about the advantages of breast-feeding versus bottle-feeding and what to expect in the first few days of the newborn’s life. What are some of the advantages of breast-feeding?

It is important to share several specific facts about breast milk and breast-feeding with new or expectant mothers:



Breast milk is less allergenic because the protein components (whey and casein) are human-based, not cow- or

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