Opinion / Columnist
Why is the newborn having bottled milk rather than being breastfed?
18 Nov 2016 at 10:07hrs | Views
Mawarire posted a photo of himself holding a newborn on his verified Twitter account. Why is the newborn having bottled milk rather than being breastfed.
Deaths of an estimated 820,000 children under the age of five could be prevented globally every year with increased breastfeeding. Breastfeeding decreases the risk of respiratory tract infections and diarrhea, both in developing and developed countries. Other benefits include lower risks of asthma, food allergies, celiac disease, type 1 diabetes, and leukemia. Breastfeeding may also improve cognitive development and decrease the risk of obesity in adulthood. Mothers may feel pressure to breastfeed; however in the developed world children generally grow up normally when bottle feed.
Source - Nurse wekuDotito
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