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A breastfeeding infant Breastfeeding is the process of a woman feeding an infant or young child with milk from her breasts, usually directly from the nipples. Babies have a sucking urge that enables them to take in the milk, provided there is a good 'latch' (i.e. correct orientation between the woman and the baby), a normal frenulum, and a milk supply. Breast milk has been shown to be best for feeding a child (assuming the mother does not have any serious transmissible infections). Som ...
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Breast Feeding Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.cancer.gov/
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- National Center for Health Statistics
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- Food and Drug Administration
- National Center for Infectious Diseases
- American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
- La Leche League International http://www.lalecheleague.org/
- Family Health International http://www.fhi.org/
Resources
- Analysis Shows Infants of Mothers Infected with HIV Face Nearly Constant Risk for HIV Infection for Duration of Breastfeeding (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Are Potassium Iodide Tablets Safe to Take While Breastfeeding? (La Leche League International)
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