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Breastfeeding : methods, benefits to the infant and mother, and difficulties /

"Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from human breasts rather than from a baby bottle or other container. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. Most mothers can breastfeed for six months or more, without the addi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nueland, Wilma G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ©2010.
Colección:Pregnancy and infants.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Breastfeeding during crisis and emergencies / Iftikhar Alam, Parvez I. Paracha and Safia Begum
  • Breastfeeding physiology and anatomy: understandings and misunderstandings / Carol Anne Walshaw
  • Breast-feeding and alterations to the maternal brain and central circuitry: pilot case studies / Elizabeth Sibolbora Mezzacappa
  • Transfer of bone-seeking calcium-like elements from maternal body to the infant via breast milk / Evgenia I. Tolstykh [and others]
  • Contraceptive role of breastfeeding / Omar M. Shaaban
  • The necessity of breastfeeding for the prevention of bone and joint diseases during childhood / Angelos Kaspiris [and others]
  • Medicines for breastfeeding women: risky business? / Lisa H. Amir
  • Breastfeeding and maternal employment: current Australian evidence and future interventions / Amanda R. Cooklin, Susan M. Donath and Lisa H. Amir
  • Multicomponent fortification of human milk: standardized or individualised regimens? / Luigi Corvaglia, Arianna Aceti and Giacomo Faldella
  • Advocating breastfeeding: can religious teachings bring a change? / Iftikhar Alam and Safia Begum.