This was presented as being for the public good because more competition would mean lower costs of formula (but not as
low as breastmilk).
Not exact matches
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As the scheme was tested in areas with
low breastfeeding rates (just 28 per cent of babies were receiving any
breastmilk at six - eight weeks), we were delighted that 46 per cent of all eligible mothers signed up to the scheme and over 40 per cent claimed at least one voucher.
•
Breastmilk protects babies from illness and can also reduce the risk of Type 1 diabetes, childhood leukemia and other serious illnesses,
as well
as lowering the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); • Breastfeeding is healthy for moms, including
lowering their risk of Type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and postpartum depression; • Breastfeeding saves families money on the cost of formula and illness; and • Breastfeeding saves insurers and employers (including the military) money on the expenses of medical care and lost workplace productivity (both due to infant illness).
It might help if you consider that
breastmilk gets most of its calories from fat (some 50 - 60 %, much of that being the dreaded arterycloggingsaturatedfat ™) and while the percentage of carbs is greater than the percentage of protein, you could say bf babies are all on a «
low carb» diet so long
as they are exclusively bf.
But often, many m0ms give up when faced with issues such
as low breastmilk supply or latching on problems.
Both
breastmilk and bottle - feeding proportions were further classified
as less than 33 %, 33 % to 66 %, and greater than 66 % to represent
low, medium, or high frequency of milk feedings
as breastmilk or given by bottle.
Other micronutrients (such
as folate, calcium, iron, copper, and zinc) remain at relatively high levels in
breastmilk even when the mother's reserves are
low.
Hi, my son is allergic to dairy so I am making him the liver based version of the formula
as a supplement to my own
breastmilk, since I have a
low supply of
breastmilk.