Breastfeeding, nature’s gift for infant growth and development
Exclusive breastfeeding (BF) is the best feeding option for infants under 6 months of age. After this age, complementary feeding with other solid foods and liquids is advised for 1 to 2 years in addition to breast milk or formula. It is well established that BF has physical and emotional health ben...
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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Exclusive breastfeeding (BF) is the best feeding option for infants under 6 months of age. After this age, complementary feeding with other solid foods and liquids is advised for 1 to 2 years in addition to breast milk or formula. It is well established that BF has physical and emotional health benefits for both mother and child, as it has been demonstrated that it improves long-term neurological development, decreases the incidence of chronic diseases such as obesity, and stimulates the immune system function in children, while also reducing sleep deprivation in mothers and strengthening the mother-child relationship.1
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| spelling | doaj.art-b4d88d4992c943eb8846bded518321762023-05-17T22:02:37ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRevista de la Facultad de Medicina0120-00112357-38482022-06-0169410.15446/revfacmed.v69n4.102636Breastfeeding, nature’s gift for infant growth and developmentSonia Restrepo-Gualteros0Franklin Escobar-Córdoba1Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics - Bogotá, D.C. - Colombia | Fundación Hospital Pediátrico de La Misericordia, Bogotá D.C. - ColombiaUniversidad Nacional de Colombia - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Psychiatry - Bogotá D.C- Colombia | Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Revista de la Facultad de Medicina - Bogotá D.C. - Colombia Exclusive breastfeeding (BF) is the best feeding option for infants under 6 months of age. After this age, complementary feeding with other solid foods and liquids is advised for 1 to 2 years in addition to breast milk or formula. It is well established that BF has physical and emotional health benefits for both mother and child, as it has been demonstrated that it improves long-term neurological development, decreases the incidence of chronic diseases such as obesity, and stimulates the immune system function in children, while also reducing sleep deprivation in mothers and strengthening the mother-child relationship.1 https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/102636PediatricsChildrenBreastfeeding |
| spellingShingle | Sonia Restrepo-Gualteros Franklin Escobar-Córdoba Breastfeeding, nature’s gift for infant growth and development Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Pediatrics Children Breastfeeding |
| title | Breastfeeding, nature’s gift for infant growth and development |
| title_full | Breastfeeding, nature’s gift for infant growth and development |
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| title_short | Breastfeeding, nature’s gift for infant growth and development |
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| topic | Pediatrics Children Breastfeeding |
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