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A 4 page discussion of the advantages of breastfeeding. The author asserts breast feeding is superior to
bottle feeding. Breast feeding provides an infant advantages in immunological immunity, and respiratory and gastroentological health. Breast
feeding provides for optimal physical and mental development in infants. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
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bottle feeding among premature/low birthweight infants reveals the definite superiority of breast feeding. Human milk is far superior to meeting the needs of human infants than is any other type
of milk. While animal milks such as cow and goat milk can, and have, been utilized in feeding human infants; they are inferior to human milk. Formulas share
this inferiority as well. Human breast milk, in comparison, is ideally suited to optimize infant development. This superiority is evidenced by 1. the nutritive content of human
milk, 2. the lessened likelihood that human milk will lead to gastrointestinal problems, 3. the immunological benefit of human milk 4. the lessened likelihood the infant will
experience from respiratory problems when fed human milk, and 5. optimized physical and mental development. Pediatrics (2005, 496) reports improvements in infant weight gain, less propensity for obesity in
later life, and "slightly enhanced performance on tests of cognitive development". Human milk is advantageous to the infants physical and mental
development for a number of reasons. Macrophages, for example, are derived from breast milk and contain significant immunological properties (Field, 2005). They are believed to work by enhancing
the function of infant T and B cells (Field, 2005). "Neutrophils" are another important player in the immune system (Field, 2005). They too are secured through human milk
(Field, 2005). This securance, however, is minimal and the primary role of neutrophils is believed to be in imparting maternal immunity as opposed to infant immunity (Field, 2005).
"Lymphocytes", in comparison, are believed to be very important in infant immunity (Field, 2005). They have the ability to "transverse the neonatal intestine and quite possibly to enhance systemic
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