BREAST MILK FEEDING
Benefits of breast milk
Most of us only think that breast milk feeding helps the baby by enhancing immunity to fight infections. Did you know that breast feeding lowers the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), diabetes mellitus, leukemia, lymphoma, asthma, hypercholesterolemia and obesity? Breast milk feeding results also results in improved cognitive function or a brainy child! Human milk is also available from milk banks. Of note: There has been some controversy on the issue of breast feeding and baby's health.
Benefits for breast feeding moms
Mothers who breast feed also derive benefits including early return to pre-pregnancy weight, and lower risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
Contraindications of breast feeding
Breast feeding may not be undertaken in following cases:
- galactose 1-phosphate uridyltransferasedeficiency
- mothers who have active untreated tuberculosis (TB)
- mothers receiving radiation therapy
- mothers receiving chemotherapy for cancer
- mothers with HIV or AIDS
- mothers using street/recreational drugs
- mothers with Herpes simplex lesions on a breast. However,if only one breast is affected, feeding may be accomplished from the other without lesions.
Breast fed infants should receive vitamin D supplementation.
In cases of infants weaned prior to the age of 1 year, iron-fortified infant formula and not cow's milk should be used.
If breast milk is not an option, milk obtained from milk banks may be used.
What are your thoughts about milk banks as well as the donors and recepients.
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