many illnesses within their environments as well as help them build their own immune systems. It satisfies both hunger and thirst‚ extra water not needed. It also lessens the risk of allergy and food intolerance. Breastfeeding also brings the infant closer to the mother. Through breastfeeding‚ the mother and the child can build a very strong emotional bond. Breast -feeding may enhance baby’s response to certain
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Shaeyla Davis ENG 1102 Professor Braun 19 November‚ 2014 Breastfeeding Many of the long-term benefits attributed to breast-feeding may be an effect not of breast-feeding or breast milk itself but of the general good health and prosperity of women who choose to breast-feed. Faced with societal norms‚ legal uncertainties‚ and incorrect information‚ some women choose the option of not breastfeeding. Many women are not even aware that breastfeeding is a natural‚ mutually beneficial way to feed an infant
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in public areas. There are many oppositions to breastfeeding in public mostly by men and older generations. These viewpoints are presented in scholarly articles and books. After more detailed research on the matter‚ hopefully it will help persuade the twenty-first century youth‚ who are personally being affected by the negative responses to breastfeeding in public. Therefore‚ breastfeeding in America should be socially accepted because breastfeeding an infant has positive‚ lifelong impacts compared
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Breastfeeding in public has become a controversy regarding letting nursing mothers feed their child in public and private settings such as restaurants. Even though the law protects mothers‚ stating they are allowed to breastfeed anywhere without being told to leave‚ some nursing mothers are being told to leave the premises because of the act of breastfeeding being considered too inappropriate for an establishment. An organization‚ When Nurture Calls‚ has developed posters and has placed them inside
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Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding Lacey Payson BCOM/275 March 18‚ 2013 Allen Sutton Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding In today’s society‚ many mothers face making the decision to breastfeed or to formula feed. After 36 - 42 weeks of carrying a child‚ some mothers want their body back. Other mothers want to save money and give their child a nutritious diet. Breast milk is known to be healthier‚ in conjunction with an amazing way to bond with her child. There are two mottos that have
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ENCOURAGING BREASTFEEDING: A REVIEW OF BREASTFEEDING BENEFITS AND THE BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE Adlina Suleiman‚ MD‚ MPH International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (New York) Baby Friendly Hospital National Assessor Zainab Kassim‚ MRCPI(Paeds) Paediatric Consultant and Lecturer‚ International Islamic University Siti Norjinah Moin President‚ Malaysian Breastfeeding Association Baby Friendly Hospital International Assessor
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Despite the benefits of breastfeeding‚ many women are shamed or have been shamed for breastfeeding in public. They are told to cover up‚ do it in the restroom‚ and to leave the area. Because of this criticism‚ many women do not feel safe or supported‚ so they do not breastfeed. They might attempt to breastfeed‚ but will stop because they feel ashamed (Dillard 73). It is silly to ask a woman to leave for simply nursing her infant. After all‚ I would be much more comfortable eating while a mother nurses
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Benefits of Breastfeeding Mother’s milk is the best food possible for the newborn baby. Breast milk works as an all in one nutritional supplement. Breast milk works as a thirst quencher‚ medication‚ food supplement and for the mother it works as a weight loss program with no equal. Although‚ there are formulas that can be used for replacing breast milk‚ they do not have the same supplements as the natural milk from the mother. The American Academy of Pediatrics " recommends that babies be
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their delivery and mother-baby units. This initiative promotes breastfeeding as the priority feeding method to new mothers and leaves formula feeding by the wayside. Is formula feeding hurting these children or all of the children who have been formula fed up to this point? One study suggests that there is a high use of laxatives in formula-fed infants (Gitte Zachariassen‚ 2013).
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Breastfeeding Suckling and nursing are synonyms. For other uses‚ see Nursing (disambiguation) and Suckling (disambiguation) Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts (i.e.‚ via lactation) rather than from a baby bottle or other container. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. It is recommended that mothers breastfeed for six months or more‚ without the addition of infant formula or solid food.
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