Not exact matches
Faith is present in the
human being from the point of birth, and it is in the
infant that the intellectual content of faith is
at its absolute minimum.
Infant baptism was insisted on as a necessity for purification from an original sin said to be inherited
at birth by all
humans due to the sin of Adam and Eve.
There are luminous moments in beholding a very young
infant in which one is aware of an absolute, timeless, pervasive peace which stems in part from a consciousness that,
at least for a very short while, it is within one's power to meet every need of another
human being.
I'm angry
at your stupid myth slowly killing hundreds of thousands of
infants that have no ex.istence other than pain — all because you don't want a piece of plastic between a man and a woman doing what every man and woman try to do because it's the second strongest drive in
human ex.istence..
Sarah McCormick made a 180 degree career change, and enrolled
at Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena where Sarah obtained a Masters Degree in
Human Development with a concentration in
Infant and Toddler Development.
Since our early origins as a species,
human infants have used crying, to inform, to alert,
at communicate, and to signal their needs.
Chemicals with estrogenic activity «have been reported to have potential adverse health effects in mammals, including
humans, especially in fetal and
infant states,» says Dr. George Bittner, a professor of neurobiology
at the University of Texas
at Austin who has served on many National Institutes of Health panels.
Tamesha Harewood, a researcher in MSU's Department of
Human Development and Family Studies, was lead author on a paper published in the journal
Infant and Child Development that looked
at fathers» influence on their children.
The Mothers» Milk Bank
at Austin provides donor milk to 57 hospitals across Texas and the U.S., including Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, where mothers» own milk and donor
human milk are the standard of care for premature
infants.
«A mothers» own milk is the superior food for premature
infants, and when a mother can not provide, donor
human milk is the next best thing — it is truly life - saving,» says Peter Untalan, MD, a neonatologist and president of the board of trustees, The Mothers» Milk Bank
at Austin.
Maternal
Infant Health Program Coordinator
at the Nebraska Department of Health and
Human Services Jackie Moline,
If we wish to impact and decrease
infant mortality in our state, then the ability to provide
human milk for all babies in need is crucial,» said Harley Ginsberg, MD, Section Head of Neonatology and Medical Director of Neonatal Intensive Care
at Ochsner Baptist.
Breastfeeding and pacifiers: for breastfeeding families, the decisions how, when or if to use a pacifier can be a bit muddled by cultural mores that are often
at odds with the nursing habits of
human infants and the physiology of establishing and maintaining a milk supply.
Maternal
Infant Health Program Coordinator
at the Nebraska Department of Health and
Human Services Jackie Moline, BSN, RN, CLC explains that the department's focus has been to increase the number of Certified Lactation Counselors (CLCs) in their state, especially in rural areas, through a scholarship program.
Bridget earned an MS and PhD in Family and
Human Development from Arizona State University, an MSW from Loyola University Chicago, and received training through the
Infant Mental Health Program
at Erikson Institute.
Data from 2003 indicates that 71 percent of U.S. mothers initiate some breastfeeding, but only 36 percent report feeding any
human milk to their
infants at six months.
Even just a cursory Internet search shows that breastfeeding promotion materials framed in terms of «the risks of formula feeding» are currently being used by some state breastfeeding coalitions, two hospitals, two private corporations, the Departments of Public Health in California and New York, the City of New York, as well as The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) programs in
at least five states... The United States Department of Health and
Human Services» Office on Women's Health publishes a 50 - page guide to breastfeeding that points out that «among formula - fed babies, ear infections and diarrhea are more common».
Either way, for ancestral
human infants, an inattentive mother would have been implicitly terrifying, because it would have indicated that the
infant's life was
at risk.
However, «The AAP Section on Breastfeeding, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Family Physicians, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, and many other health organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.2, 127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an
infant's consumption of
human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for
at least the first year of life.
At the current time, the infrastructure to deliver
human milk on land to Haiti
infants has not yet been established.
At 6 — 9 months,
human infants know the meanings of many common nouns.
«
Human milk is especially critical for premature and sick infants, who are at tenfold greater risk for acquiring devastating intestinal infections, such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), if they are fed formula instead of human milk.&r
Human milk is especially critical for premature and sick
infants, who are
at tenfold greater risk for acquiring devastating intestinal infections, such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), if they are fed formula instead of
human milk.&r
human milk.»
The Mothers» Milk Bank
at Austin is a non-profit organization whose mission is to accept, pasteurize, and dispense donor
human milk by physician prescription, primarily to premature and ill
infants.
Since cow's milk also contains lactoferrin, although
at a much lower level compared to
human breast milk, the lactoferrin in
infant formula will most likely come from cows.
Over time
humans in some societies have become cultural parkers, their
infants are kept
at home, or in a daycare with other
infants (a nest if you will) while their parent or parents go out into the world to work (hunt / forage).
Human milk is especially important for vulnerable,
at - risk
infants, for optimal health and developmental outcomes.
Infants hospitalized
at CHOP can now receive pasteurized donor
human milk directly from the CHOP Mothers» Milk Bank.
The Mothers» Milk Bank
at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) provides pasteurized donor
human milk to
infants who are hospitalized
at CHOP.
Recall that breastfed
infants wake up much more frequently and
at shorter intervals than do bottle fed
infants since cows milk is designed for cow brain growth (much less volume compared with
human brains) and body growth rates while breast milk has just the right composition which means fast burning sugars and much less protein and fat... for that ever - growing
human infant brain which triples in size in the first year.
We found that
infants categorized as «breastfed and
human milk by bottle» grew similarly to those fed only
at the breast, but
infants categorized as «breastfed and nonhuman milk by bottle» grew more rapidly (Table 3).
Infants categorized as consuming «human milk by bottle only» and «nonhuman milk by bottle only» gained more weight than infants fed at the breast only, but there was no such bottle effect observed among infants categorized as consuming «human and nonhuman milk by bottle.
Infants categorized as consuming «
human milk by bottle only» and «nonhuman milk by bottle only» gained more weight than
infants fed at the breast only, but there was no such bottle effect observed among infants categorized as consuming «human and nonhuman milk by bottle.
infants fed
at the breast only, but there was no such bottle effect observed among
infants categorized as consuming «human and nonhuman milk by bottle.
infants categorized as consuming «
human and nonhuman milk by bottle.»
Results Compared with
infants fed
at the breast,
infants fed only by bottle gained 71 or 89 g more per month when fed nonhuman milk only (P <.001) or
human milk only (P =.02), respectively.
With only 25 % of its brain developed
at birth the
human infant «expects» and depends on proximity and contact with its caregiver's body, usually (but not always nor necessarily) the mother.
Parents may benefit from knowing that every animal evolved with a developmental niche or «nest» for its young, and that the developmental niche for
human infants has evolved to provide the care needed by the world's most fragile, immature mammal
at birth.
personal preferences, influenced by recent Western cultural values and social ideology, NOT studies of the natural biology and needs of the
human infant have argued against babies arousing
at night to feed a lot; and, indeed, the «sleep like a baby» or «shush the baby is sleeping» model, while some kind of western ideal is NOT what babies are designed to do nor experience, and it is definitely not in their own biological or emotional or social best interest.
Compared with
infants fed
at the breast only,
infants fed only by bottle gained 71 or 89 g more per month when fed nonhuman milk only (P <.001) or expressed
human milk only (P =.02), but they gained only 37 g more per month when fed both expressed
human milk and nonhuman milk (P =.08).
Contrary to what many pediatric sleep researchers claim, or
at least, lead parents to believe, the consolidation of
human infant sleep is not what is important biologically for an
infant especially in the first six months of life.
Evidence - Based Model Crosswalk to Benchmarks: Model Alignment With Benchmark (PDF - 641 KB) U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services & Health Resources and Services Administration (2011) Describes the Affordable Care Act Maternal,
Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV), and how the act responds, through evidence - based home visiting programs, to diverse needs of children and families in
at - risk communities through collaboration
at the Federal, State, and community levels.
These include the
infant with galactosemia, 53,54 the
infant whose mother uses illegal drugs, 55 the
infant whose mother has untreated active tuberculosis, and the
infant in the United States whose mother has been infected with the
human immunodeficiency virus.56, 57 In countries with populations
at increased risk for other infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies resulting in
infant death, the mortality risks associated with not breastfeeding may outweigh the possible risks of acquiring
human immunodeficiency virus infection.58 Although most prescribed and over-the-counter medications are safe for the breastfed
infant, there are a few medications that mothers may need to take that may make it necessary to interrupt breastfeeding temporarily.
The inclusion of PO in
infant formula
at levels needed to provide a fatty acid profile similar to that of
human milk leads to lower bone mineralization.
Rural women and their
infants are
at increased risk of disease, and have less access to fuel, clean water, and electricity needed to prepare alternatives to
human milk.
Comparative evolutionary studies indicate that
human infants are poorly neurologically developed
at birth, and thus require close physical contact for safety, physiological regulation and frequent feeding.
Being breastfed exclusively for
at least four months has been shown to have a positive effect on the intellectual development of children even when controlled for the demographic variables, especially socioeconomic status (SES) and education of the mother.14 - 22 The nutrient advantages of
human milk coupled with the mother -
infant relationship provide the matrix for the child to reach his / her full intellectual potential.
Breastfed babies do wake and feed more frequently
at night than those fed artificial formula, and this is the physiological norm for
human infants.
«
Human milk is the preferred feeding for all
infants, including premature and sick newborns... It is recommended that breastfeeding continue for
at least the first 12 months, and thereafter for as long as mutually desired.»
Benson and Masor, both of whom are pediatric nutrition researchers
at infant formula manufacturer Abbott Laboratories, believe creating formula that duplicates
human milk is impossible.
We can not disregard nature's plan for mother /
infant bonding,
at the moment of birth, without jeopardizing the very foundation of our humanness, and compromising every other area of our
human potential.
«The higher levels of these proteins in
human milk are consistent with the well - established perspective that
human babies, compared to other primate
infants, are born
at a slightly earlier stage of development and require higher levels of specific proteins that will nurture them as they mature,» Lemay said.
When an
infant is not feeding
at the breast, it is important that the principal goal be to help them receive the benefits of
human milk.Medela has taken into consideration the potential risks and logistical challenges that NICUs face and gives NICU professional caregivers an overview of evidence - based logistical procedures for handling
human milk in the NICU, and of how Medela's solutions can support and help to standardise this
human milk pathway.
«
Infants can't make their own DHA and ARA,» explains Barbara Levine, PhD, codirector of the
Human Nutrition Program
at Rockefeller University in New York City.