artículo
Breast-feeding: helping to reduce the severity of diarrhoea. Protection, energy and nutrients
Fecha
1984-05Autor
Mata Jiménez, Leonardo
Institución
Resumen
Leonardo Mats considers the unique role of breastfeeding in child health and survival, and possible interventions to promote it in areas where bottle-feeding is common. The exceptional properties of human milk are the: numerous powerful substances in human colostrum and milk which protect against infectious diseases; unique biochemical properties which assure the best combination of energy and nutrients for the growing child; remarkable behavioural interactions of mother and child which arise from breastfeeding; significantly lower cost when compared to any other form of infant substitute feeding.