BREAST FEEDING: -
Note: - Human milk – 66 k/calorie
cow milk -67 k/calorie
▪ Best food for the newborn.
▪ Exclusive breast feeding should be done for first 6 month. After six-month
additional food is required to fulfill the nutritional requirement of the baby. It is
called weaning.
▪ Brest feeding should be continued up to 2 yr.
Advantage: -
I. Nutritive value: -
▪ Fulfill the calorie requirement of the infant.
▪ Breast milk contains cysteine and taurine which acts as Neurotransmitters.
▪ Each 100 ml human milk provides 66 k/calorie.
Lactation woman start contraceptive 3 month after delivery, non-lactating start after 3
weeks.
II. Protective value: -
▪ Breast milk provide IgA, IgM antibodies and Bifidus factor which helps in
prevention of infection in the newborn.
▪ Breast milk is easily digestible.
III. Psychological benefit-
▪ It promotes emotional bounding b/w mother and newborn.
▪ Easily available and very economic.
➢ Benefits to mother-
▪ Prevents post-partum hemorrhage.
▪ Natural Contraception.
▪ Helps in restoration of iron.
Note: - Human milk – 66 k/calorie
cow milk -67 k/calorie
▪ Best food for the newborn.
▪ Exclusive breast feeding should be done for first 6 month. After six-month
additional food is required to fulfill the nutritional requirement of the baby. It is
called weaning.
▪ Brest feeding should be continued up to 2 yr.
Advantage: -
I. Nutritive value: -
▪ Fulfill the calorie requirement of the infant.
▪ Breast milk contains cysteine and taurine which acts as Neurotransmitters.
▪ Each 100 ml human milk provides 66 k/calorie.
Lactation woman start contraceptive 3 month after delivery, non-lactating start after 3
weeks.
II. Protective value: -
▪ Breast milk provide IgA, IgM antibodies and Bifidus factor which helps in
prevention of infection in the newborn.
▪ Breast milk is easily digestible.
III. Psychological benefit-
▪ It promotes emotional bounding b/w mother and newborn.
▪ Easily available and very economic.
➢ Benefits to mother-
▪ Prevents post-partum hemorrhage.
▪ Natural Contraception.
▪ Helps in restoration of iron.
