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Breastfeeding


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Alternate Names : Lactation, Nursing

Definition

Breastfeeding is giving human breast milk to infants to meet their nutritional needs.

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Breast milk is the natural nutritional source for infants less than one year of age.

Choosing how and what to feed your baby is a personal decision that deserves careful and thorough consideration of the facts, your opinions, and options.

Feeding your baby breast milk or bottled formula are both healthy and responsible decisions, each with advantages and disadvantages. How and what to feed your baby is a decision that should "fit" you, your baby, and your family.

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Review Date : 5/8/2003
Reviewed By : Elizabeth Hait, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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