Human milk provides the best nutrition for most babies and breastfeeding provides the best nutrition for infants and very young children, according to an updated position paper from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Feed with Love and Respect
Breastfeeding is the optimal way to satisfy an infant's nutritional and emotional needs. "Bottle Nursing" adapts breastfeeding behaviors to bottle-feeding to help initiate a secure attachment. Follow the feeding cues for both infants and children, encouraging them to eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full. Offer healthy food choices and model healthy eating behavior.
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The big parenting news lately centers on childhood vaccinations. It's an area of parenting that we do not take a stance on. Rather, API advocates for informed choice. |
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Why does a woman's choice to breast-feed her child longer than most women do touch such a nerve? |
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If more women breastfed their babies for at least four months after birth, the healthcare cost savings could be significant, not to mention the health benefits for mothers and babies, UK researchers say. |
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I strongly believe in giving women the freedom and support they need to make the best decisions for thesmelves and their families. |
Before the advent of the 20th century, breastfeeding didn't need promotion to educate new mothers about its benefits or remind health care professionals that their recommendation to breastfeed improves breastfeeding rates. |
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The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has long supported breastfeeding. All family physicians, whether or not they provide maternity care, have a unique role in the promotion of breastfeeding. |
A controversial medication used by breastfeeding women should not be restricted because of the benefits it offers mothers and their babies, according to researchers. |
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