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Chapter-12 Infant Feeding

BOOK TITLE: The Short Textbook of Pediatrics

Author
1. Gupte Suraj
2. Gomez EM
ISBN
9788184484694
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10983_12
Edition
11/e
Publishing Year
2009
Pages
14
Author Affiliations
1. Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha, Hisar, India, Mamata Medical College and General and Super Specialty Hospitals, Khammam, Telangana, India, Mamata Medical College/Mamata General and Superspeciality Hospitals, Khammam, Telangana, South India, Mamata Medical College/Mamata, General and Superspecialty Hospitals, Khammam, Telangana, India, Postgraduate Department of Pediatrics Mamata Medical College and Hospital Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Mamata Medical College/Mamata General and Superspecialty Hospitals, Khammam 507002, Andhra Pradesh, India, Mamata Medical College/Mamata General and Superspecialty Hospitals, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Mamata Medical College and Hospitals, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Narayana Medical College/Narayana General and Superspeciality Hospitals, Nellore 524002, AP, South India, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, AP, India, Narayana Medical College/Narayana General and Superspeciality Hospitals, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh (India), Children’s Health Cen
2. Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, London, UK
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Abstract

The chapter is a spotlight on various aspects of breast-feeding and ways and means of making a success of it. The basic food for infant feeding is milk. Breastfeeding is the most natural method and, in fact, the supreme gift. Artificial feeding should not be the first choice, except for a compulsive situation. It exposes the infant to risks, especially infections, leading to considerable morbidity and mortality, especially in the developing world. Advantages of human milk are endless. In short it is remarkably tailor-made to the requirements of the infant, providing the best start in life. Exclusive breast-feeding, therefore, deserves encouragement, promotion and protection for at least first 6 months. There is virtually no absolute contraindication to breast-feeding, except malignancy in the mother. Nonetheless, there exist certain situations where it may be temporarily avoided. Certain breast-feeding problems like sore nipple, breast engorgement, breast abscess and lactation failure need to be attended to in order to make a success of breastfeeding. Lactation failure is a consequence of number of factors that are responsible for introduction of top mil under the wrong notion of “not enough milk” or because of maternal-child separation, working mothers, sore/cracked nipples, etc.

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