:: Jun-Jul 2008

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Highlighted Articles

No Added Sugar In Breast Milk, Unlike Formula “Added sugar in infant formula, specifically sucrose, is linked with several health risks, including damage to tooth enamel, a preference for more sweet foods and the inclination to overeat. Research shows that babies and children prefer sweeter foods and tend to eat more of it than foods that are less sweet. Babies who overeat and have rapid weight gain in the first year are more likely to become obese during childhood. Breast milk, which contains no hidden ingredients, provides superior nutrients that cannot be duplicated in infant formulas. Breastfeeding provides nutritional, immunological and developmental benefits to children. Breastfed children have fewer incidences of respiratory infections and ear infections, and are leaner at one year than formula-fed children. Exclusive breastfeeding for a minimum of four months also decreases the risk of type 1 diabetes as well as the incidence of asthma and eczema.”

Breast-feeding vs. formula: What's right for your baby?

Clinical Guidelines

Management of breastfeeding for pre-term infants

NGC - Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. (2005)

NGC - Breastfeeding best practice guidelines for nurses. (2003)

NGC - Clinical guidelines for the establishment of exclusive breastfeeding. (2005)

NGC - Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Breastfeeding support: prenatal care through the first year. (2000)

NGC - Management of breastfeeding for healthy full-term infants. (2002)

Internet Sites

Featured site

NIH - Breast Feeding

NIH - Breastfeeding

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia: Breast milk

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Breastfeeding

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Breastfeeding - resources

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Breastfeeding tips

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Overcoming breastfeeding problems

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia: Breast-feeding mothers - self-care

NIH - Perinatal Transmission (Aids)

NIH - Research on Breastfeeding

Related Topics - Highlighted Articles

Pediatrics: Infant Nutrition

Breastfeeding and the introduction of solids in Australian infants: data from the 2001 National Health Survey. (Aust N Z J Public Health. 2005) RESULTS: At discharge from hospital, 83.3% of infants were breastfeeding, which is similar to estimates from the 1995 NHS. At 13 weeks postpartum, 64.3% were breastfeeding, 49.0% at 25 weeks and 24.9% were continuing to breastfeed at one year. At 25 weeks, 18.4% of infants were fully breastfed. Solid food was being offered regularly to 15.2% of infants at 13 weeks and 88.0% by 26 weeks. CONCLUSION: Fewer than 50% of infants are receiving breast milk at six months, which is considerably lower than the 80% figure recommended by the latest Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents. Very few Australian infants are being exclusively breastfed for the recommended six months."

Contaminants

Effects of breast feeding on neuropsychological development in a community with methylmercury exposure from seafood. (J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol. 2005) "Breastfeeding has been associated with an advantage to infant neurobehavioral development, possibly in part due to essential nutrients in breast milk. However, breast milk may be contaminated by environmental neurotoxicants, such as methylmercury. Ä in this cohort of children with a relatively high prenatal toxicant exposure and potential exposure to neurotoxicants through breast milk, breastfeeding was associated with less benefits on neurobehavioral development than previously published studies though not associated with a deficit in neuropsychological performance at age 7."

In this newsletter:

Breastfeeding
Infant Nutrition

	Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding and antidepressants (Infant Behavior and Development 2008) Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding Diet 'can flavour mother's milk' Early mixed feeding and breastfeeding beyond 6 months increase the risk of postnatal HIV transmission: ANRS 1201/1202 Ditrame Plus, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Preventive Medicine 2008) Short- and long-term decrease of blood pressure in women during breastfeeding. (Breastfeed Med. 2008) “CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, both systolic and diastolic blood pressures fall during a breastfeeding session, and pre-breastfeeding blood pressure decreases during at least the first 6 months of a breastfeeding period in a homelike environment. This study lends further support to the health-promoting effects of breastfeeding.”

	Infant Nutrition
Age at first introduction of cow milk products and other food products in relation to infant atopic manifestations in the first 2 years of life: the KOALA Birth Cohort Study. (Pediatrics. 2008) “RESULTS: More delay in introduction of cow milk products was associated with a higher risk for eczema. In addition, a delayed introduction of other food products was associated with an increased risk for atopy development at the age of 2 years. Exclusion of infants with early symptoms of eczema and recurrent wheeze (to avoid reverse causation) did not essentially change our results. DISCUSSION: Delaying the introduction of cow milk or other food products may not be favorable in preventing the development of atopy.” Babies and solid foods: What to serve when Low-Fat Milk OK for Some Toddlers “For babies ready to graduate from breast milk or formula to cow's milk, the longstanding recommendation has been that they receive whole milk, instead of reduced-fat or fat-free milk. But new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now advise parents of toddlers who are overweight or obese, or those who have a family history of obesity, high cholesterol or cardiovascular disease, to switch to reduced-fat milk between 1 and 2 years of age. The new guidelines — from the clinical report Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health in Childhood in the July issue of Pediatrics — are part of a long list of new recommendations aimed at keeping children's cholesterol levels down to protect their long-term heart health.“ Newborn vitamin a supplementation reduced infant mortality in rural Bangladesh. (Pediatrics. 2008)