General Principles of Infant Feeding

General principles of infant feeding.

The subject of infant feeding is one well worn by previous discussion, but there is always something to be gained by reviewing the accepted facts and presenting again the controversial matter. My task is to deal with the subject in a general way, and as there are papers by other speakers on breast-feeding (Waller, 1952) and artificial feeding (Smellie, 1952) I shall do my best to avoid anything...

Infant Feeding in General Practice

In this small and practical handbook the author has fulfilled the declared intention of the work, that lS> to present in a concise manner the essential matter regarding the feeding of infants with which ever, practitioner should be familiar. a The first two chapters are devoted to breast feedm^ its practical conduct and the difficulties which arise. The author rightly regards the minor difficul...

Module 4.4 Principles of Feeding the Preterm Infant

Social Contexts of Infant Feeding and Infant Feeding Decisions.

BACKGROUND Infant feeding takes place within a network of social relationships. However, the social context in which infant feeding advice is received remains underresearched. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the social contexts of infant feeding by examining individual and relationship characteristics of mothers and network members associated with advice to exclusively b...

Association of infant feeding practices in the general population with infant growth and stool characteristics

This was a prospective cohort study of 976 infants from birth to 12 months of age. Infants were fed breast milk, goat infant formula, cow infant formula, or a combination of formula and breast milk during the first 4 months of age. Data on type of milk feeding and infant growth (weight and height) were collected at birth and at 4, 8, and 12 months during routine clinical assessment. The number ...