ANT214H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: World Health Organization, Breast Milk, Colostrum
Document Summary
Perfect food - adapted to specific nutrient requirements of offspring. Proteins and antibodies give immunity in the breast milk. At 6 week - highest concentrations of antibodies. At 3 months the fat content increases so baby is able to put on weight. At 6 months - it is high in omega acids for brain development. This varies through the day and with each feeding - calorie content can change. Human breast milk designed to be consumed numerous times a day. Some people in south africa will feed every 45-60 minutes. Mammals with energy rich milk nurse less - animals who gather and hunt. More breast milk allows a better health outcome. World health organization, unicef and health canada. Highly recommend the initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour after birth. In us only 77% initiated breastfeeding and 66% kept breastfeeding after first 6 months. Norway - 95% breastfeeding rate and australia has 92% breastfeeding rate.
