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  2. Infant feeding - Wikipedia

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    Breast milk is proven to be chemically different for each mother and infant pair; for example, a premature infant's mother will have different milk than a mature infant's mother. Breast milk can also change if an infection is detected in the infant. [2] This natural prevention is tailored toward each infant.

  3. Colostrum - Wikipedia

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    It is suggested infants fed with human colostrum have lower incidence of gastrointestinal infections. [25] In addition, colostrum also has a laxative effect, encouraging the baby's body to excrete stool, which helps eliminate excess bilirubin. [26] [27] [28] This helps prevent jaundice and allergies in babies. [29] [unreliable source?]

  4. Breastfeeding - Wikipedia

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    A baby being breastfed Video summary of article with script. Breastfeeding, also known as nursing, is the process where breast milk is fed to a child. [1] [2] Infants may suck the milk directly from the breast, or milk may be extracted with a pump and then fed to the infant.

  5. Lactation - Wikipedia

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    Although biochemical markers indicate that Secretory Activation begins about 30–40 hours after birth, mothers do not typically begin feeling increased breast fullness (the sensation of milk "coming in the breast") until 50–73 hours (2–3 days) after birth. Colostrum is the first milk a breastfed baby

  6. Meconium - Wikipedia

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    Meconium is the earliest stool of a mammalian infant resulting from defecation. Unlike later feces, meconium is composed of materials ingested during the time the infant spends in the uterus: intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo, mucus, amniotic fluid, bile, and water.

  7. Breastmilk storage and handling - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, breastfeeding has been defined as the consumption of breastmilk by any means, be it directly at the breast, or feeding expressed breast milk. [3] When direct feeding at the breast is not possible, expressed breast milk retains many unique nutritional and immunological qualities, and as such remains the gold standard for feeding infants. [4]

  8. Infant formula - Wikipedia

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    Infant formula An infant being fed from a baby bottle. Infant formula, also called baby formula, simply formula (American English), formula milk, baby milk or infant milk (British English), is a manufactured food designed and marketed for feeding to babies and infants under 12 months of age, usually prepared for bottle-feeding or cup-feeding from powder (mixed with water) or liquid (with or ...

  9. Establishment of breastfeeding - Wikipedia

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    An infant receiving breastfeeding. [1]Establishment of breastfeeding refers to the initiation of providing breast milk of mother to baby.According to the World Health Organization(WHO), [2] breastfeeding is the best way to provide nourishment, including essential nutrients, energy and antibodies, to infants and toddlers.