FNN 201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Otitis Media, Infant Formula, Breastfeeding
3 Mar 2017
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Nutrition for healthy term infants from birth to six months. Recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months. Beyond six months increases the risks of iron deficiency. Breast feeding is associated with enhanced cognitive development, protects against gastrointestinal infections, acute otitis media, respiratory tract infection and sudden infant death syndrome as well as obesity in later life. Signs the baby is ready for food: better head control, ability to sit up and lean forward, ability to let the caregiver know when you are full, ability to pick up food and try to put in the mouth. Breastfeeding initiation and duration rates increase with active protection, support and promotion. Only 27. 8% of women are breastfeeding their babies for six months. Those most at risk to stop breast feeding are uneducated, single, and of lower socioeconomic status (cid:862)i(cid:374)ter(cid:374)atio(cid:374)al code of marketi(cid:374)g of breast-(cid:373)ilk u(cid:271)stitutes(cid:863) includes:
