Sentences with phrase «system during the first months of life»

The baby continues to get antibodies from the mother through the placenta in order to be able to combat the infections after birth and to develop his or her own immune system during the first months of life.

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· Supplemented Immune System - Breast milk also transmits antibodies from the mother to the infant, which are especially vital during the first few months of life when the infant's immune system is immature and lacks the ability to produce its own antibSystem - Breast milk also transmits antibodies from the mother to the infant, which are especially vital during the first few months of life when the infant's immune system is immature and lacks the ability to produce its own antibsystem is immature and lacks the ability to produce its own antibodies.

Gladney notes that during the first six months of life, the baby's own immune system is so immature that antibodies in mom's milk act as a powerful extension of it.

Some research indicates that during the first three to four months of life milk supply is controlled through this process in the endocrine system.

It is the only way to develop baby's immune system during the first few months of her life.

According to the University of Michigan Health System, babies should consume only breast milk or formula during their first 12 months of life.

(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;

«The primary and most important time for puppy socialization is the first three months of life... For this reason, the AVSAB believes that it should be the standard of care for puppies to receive such socialization before they are fully vaccinated... While puppies» immune systems are still developing during these early months... appropriate care makes the risk of infection relatively small compared to the chance of death from a behavior problem.»

Studies also show that probiotics and antioxidants play an important role in supporting the developing canine immune system, particularly during the first few crucial months of a puppy's life.

The World Commission for cerebral palsy defines it as «permanent, but not irreversible impairment of muscle tone and movement, which is caused by a damage of the evolving nervous system before or during birth or in the first months of life» (Hodapp, 1998).