Breastfeeding, nature’s gift for infant growth and development

Breastfeeding and Infant Growth

Population, development, and human natures

At the dawn of this new millennium, the human enterprise is quickly becoming a globally unified one. Yet numerous obstacles and pitfalls remain in the path of a full and fair unification. A substantial fraction of the world’s population is well-off and increasingly connected through trade and communications systems. But an even larger fraction is struggling to make ends meet and is only sketchi...

Alternative Hospital Gift Bags and Breastfeeding Exclusivity

The type of gift bags given to new mothers at the time of discharge from the hospital can influence their confidence in breastfeeding. Most hospitals in the US continue to distribute commercial gift bags containing formula samples despite the reported negative influence of commercial bags on the duration of breastfeeding. This study compared breastfeeding outcomes in women receiving three diffe...

Infant growth and development.

“Infant” is derived from the Latin word, “infans,” meaning “unable to speak.” Thus, many define infancy as the period from birth to approximately 2 years of age, when language begins to flourish. It is an exciting period of “firsts”—first smile, first successful grasp, first evidence of separation anxiety, first word, first step, first sentence. The infant is a dynamic, ever-changing being who ...

Breastfeeding and Infant Intelligence

Introduction The development of human beings, like any other organisms, is affected by the method and means of feeding. Breastfeeding has many undisputed benefits recognized across the board by the medical community. However, modern life makes it that physical breastfeeding effects are not an issue of life or death, or even keeping serious illnesses away (Christakis, 2013). Consequently, women ...