母乳喂养不仅仅是一种生活方式的选择,
2001年,世界卫生组织建议: 6个月内纯母乳喂养是最佳的婴儿喂养方式。婴儿添加辅食后,
保护婴儿远离疾病
母乳喂养的孩子患感冒、中耳炎、上呼吸道感染,
Davis, M.K. Breastfeeding and chronic disease in childhood and adolescence. Pediatr Clin N A 2001; 48(1):125-41.
Haby, M.M. et al. Asthma in preschool children: prevalence and risk factors. Thorax 2001;56:589-95.
Oddy, W.H. et al. Maternal asthma, infant feeding, and the risk of asthma in childhood. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002;110:65-7.
Scariati, P.D. et al. A longitudinal analysis of infant morbidity and the extent of breastfeeding in the United States. Pediatrics 1997;99(6):e5.
从出生到成年早期都表现出较高的智商
研究表明,
Mortensen, E.L. et al. The association between duration of breastfeeding and adult intelligence. JAMA 2002;28(15):2365-71.
Xiang, M. et al. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in human milk and brain growth during early infancy. Acta Paediatr 2000; 89(2):142-47.
剂量反应:母乳喂养越多,提供保护越多
当婴儿是纯母乳喂养时,
Bener, A. et al. Longer breastfeeding and protection against childhood leukemia and lymphomas. Eur J Cancer 2001;337(2):234-38.
Raisler, J. et al. Breastfeeding and infant illness: A dose-response relationship? Am J Publ Hlth 1999;89(1):25-30.
促进婴儿免疫系统发育
母乳中含有免疫球蛋
Feist, N. et al. Anti-endotoxin antibodies in human milk: Correlation with infection of the newborn. Acta Paediatr 2000; 89(9):1087-92.
Mackie, R.I. et al.Developmental microbial ecology of the neonatal gastrointestinal tract. Am J Clin Nutr !999; 69(Suppl): 1035S-45S.
Ronayne de Ferrer, P.A. et al. Lactoferrin levels in term and preterm milk. J Am Coll Nutr 2000;19(3):370-73.
母乳可杀死癌细胞及其它病菌
在实验室条件下发现:母乳中的物质可杀死肺、咽喉、肾、
Jensen, R.G. et al. The anticarcinogenic conjugated fatty acid, 9c, 11t-18.2, in human milk: confirmation of its presence. J Hum Lact 1998; 14(1):23-27.
Lampe, M.F. et al. Killing of chlamydia trachomatis by novel antimicrobial lipids adapted from compounds in human breast milk. Antimicro Agen Chemo 1998;42(5);1239-44.
Lee-Huang, S. et al. Lysozyme and Rnases as anti-HIV components in B-core preparations of human chorionic gonadotropin. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1999; 96:2678-81.
母乳喂养惠及家庭和社会
母乳喂养为家庭和社会减少经济压力。
当低收入母亲选择母乳喂养时,
Ball, T.M. Bennet, D..M. The economic impact of breastfeeding. Pediatric Clinics of North America 2001; 48(1):253-62.
Fok, D. et al. The economics of breastfeeding in Singapore. Breastfeed Rev 1998;6(2):5-9.
Montgomery, D.L. et al. Economic benefit of breast-feeding infants enrolled in WIC. J Am Diet Assoc 1997; 97(4):379-85.
母乳喂养有利环保
母乳喂养不必消耗金属、纸张、塑料,
Lovelady, C.A. et al. Weight change during lactation does not alter the concentration of chlorinated organic contaminants in breast milk of women with low exposure. J Hum Lact 1999:15(4):307-15.
如欲了解更多信息,请参照:
THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING. Schaumburg, IL:LLLI, 1997.
THE BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK. Schaumburg, IL:LLLI, 2003.
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