Breastfeeding: Difference between revisions
WikiModEn2 (talk | contribs) Add citation. |
WikiModEn2 (talk | contribs) Revise text. |
||
| Line 51: | Line 51: | ||
|DOI=10.1542/peds.2022-057988 | |DOI=10.1542/peds.2022-057988 | ||
|accessdate=2022-12-06 | |accessdate=2022-12-06 | ||
}}</ref> Human milk should be the sole source of nutrition for the first six months, however the Canadian Paediatric Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend supplementation with Vitamin D.<ref name="cps2013" /><ref name="aap2022" /> | }}</ref> Human milk should be the sole source of nutrition for the first six months, however the Canadian Paediatric Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend supplementation with Vitamin D.<ref name="cps2013" /> <ref name="aap2022" /> | ||
==Benefits of breastfeeding== | |||
The Canadian Paediatric Society reported that breastfeeding is associated with "improved cognitive development."<ref name="cps2013" /> | |||
The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that, as compared with formula feeding, breastfeeding reduces Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, infant and neonatal mortality, lower respiratory tract infection, severe or persistent diarrhea, otitis media, asthma, eczema, Crohn's disease, colitis, childhood and adult obesity, diabetes, and leukemia.<ref name="aap2022" /> | The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that, as compared with formula feeding, breastfeeding reduces Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, infant and neonatal mortality, lower respiratory tract infection, severe or persistent diarrhea, otitis media, asthma, eczema, Crohn's disease, colitis, childhood and adult obesity, diabetes, and leukemia.<ref name="aap2022" /> | ||
| Line 93: | Line 95: | ||
|pubmedID=11847856 | |pubmedID=11847856 | ||
|accessdate=2022-12-07 | |accessdate=2022-12-07 | ||
}}</ref> which frequently results in the introduction of formula feeding to the detriment of | }}</ref> which frequently results in the introduction of formula feeding to the detriment of a boy's health. | ||
{{LINKS}} | {{LINKS}} | ||
* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||
| Line 115: | Line 117: | ||
|accessdate=2022-12-06 | |accessdate=2022-12-06 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
[[Category:Breastfeeding]] | [[Category:Breastfeeding]] | ||