IMED1004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 40: Respiratory Tract Infection, Diarrhea, Colostrum
30 Nov 2018
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Lactation: breastfeeding has a major impact on health in offspring and mothers. If possible we can better hygiene: main feeding practice of feeding in developing countries, australia 100% start breastfeeding, 4 months 70, and by then we lose the exclusively breastfeeding mother. Indication of it time it takes to breast feed. Issues: using breastmilk early on, exclusive breastfeeding at least six month. At least 50% reduction in mortality from infectious. Drastic effects on mortality and comorbidity of the disease 50% reduction in risk of diarrhoea and respiratory infection. Decreased risk of breast cancer (-4. 5%) of ovarian cancer. At least 50% prevention of mortality and morbidity of diarhorrea and respiratory infection. It is good for the prevention of infectious disease. It decreases the risk of obesity interesting to know because of the effect of microbial tags, dampens inflammation. Obesity is a risk factor for many disease. Breastfeed makes you smarter: lots of fatty acids are in there for neuron development.
