Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Breast Pump, Colostrum, Infant Formula
22 Sep 2020
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524-525: american academy of pediatrics breastfeeding and the use of human milk. Jokes surrounding breastfeeding in public: that if you"re not breastfeeding, you"re not a good enough mom, depicts 26-year-old mom breastfeeding her 3-year-old son, most responses were negative: people believed it was offensive, almost a pornographic image. Infant formula = a manufactured product that"s milk-based (powder/liquid form) Breast pumping = breastfeeding works on supply/demand; if you"ll miss a feeding, you can store the breastmilk (after using a pump to get it out) and serve it to the baby by a bottle. Breastfeeding recommendations: early initiation of breastfeeding (within 1 hour after birth, exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life. Introduction of nutritionally-adequate and safe, nutritious complementary (solid) foods at 6 months together with continued breastfeeding up to 2 years or beyond: no risk to breastfeeding past 2 years!! Global facts: globally, about 40% of infants 0-6 months of age are exclusively (nothing else but breastmilk) breastfed.
