Breastmilk 100 - Corinthian 0 by Dquixote1217 ..... Vaccination Debate Forum
Date: 3/12/2008 6:03:46 PM ( 17 y ago)
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And it appears your ignorance knows no bounds at all if you intend to stand by that last statement. Virtually the entire world knows that mother's milk passes on antibodies and protection against disease and illness!
Read 'em and weep science guy:
Research undertaken by the Department of Microbiology at the La Trobe University has shown that various antibacterial, antiviral and antiparasitic factors in human milk are active (in vitro) against a wide range disease causing organisms8 . Breastfed babies are protected by these factors which include immunoglobulins (Secretory IgA, IgG, IgM and IgD) Bifidobacterium bifidum growth factors, factor finding proteins, lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, lysozyme, lipids and carbohydrates together with various other factors.
Bacterial illnesses which these factors protect against include: E. coli , C. tetani, C. diphtheriae, K. pneumoniae, various Staphylococci and Streptococci, H. influenzae. H. pylori, B. pertussis, Salmonella, Candida albicans, V. cholerae among others.
Viral illnesses which these factors protect against include: Polio types, 1, 2 and 3, various Coxsackie viruses, rotavirus, rubella, varicella-zoster, rhinovirus, herpes simplex, mumps, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C, hepatitis B, measles, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr, influenza among others.
Parasites which these factors protect against include: Giardia lamblia, Schistosoma mansoni, Cryptosporidium, Toxoplasma, Plasmodium falciparum (malaria), Trichomonas vaginalis among others.
The full tables can be found at
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/microbio/milk.html
and from the American Academy of Pediatrics:
Section on Breastfeeding
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ABSTRACT |
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Considerable advances have occurred in recent years in the scientific knowledge of the benefits of breastfeeding, the mechanisms underlying these benefits, and in the clinical management of breastfeeding. This policy statement on breastfeeding replaces the 1997 policy statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics and reflects this newer knowledge and the supporting publications. The benefits of breastfeeding for the infant, the mother, and the community are summarized, and recommendations to guide the pediatrician and other health care professionals in assisting mothers in the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding for healthy term infants and high-risk infants are presented. The policy statement delineates various ways in which pediatricians can promote, protect, and support breastfeeding not only in their individual practices but also in the hospital, medical school, community, and nation.
Key Words: breast • breastfeeding • breast milk • human milk • lactation
Abbreviations: AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics • WIC, Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children • CMV, cytomegalovirus • G6PD, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
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INTRODUCTION |
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Extensive research using improved epidemiologic methods and modern laboratory techniques documents diverse and compelling advantages for infants, mothers, families, and society from breastfeeding and use of human milk for infant feeding.1 These advantages include health, nutritional, immunologic, developmental, psychologic, social, economic, and environmental benefits. In 1997, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published the policy statement Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk.2 Since then, significant advances in science and clinical medicine have occurred. This revision cites substantial new research on the importance of breastfeeding and sets forth principles to guide pediatricians and other health care professionals in assisting women and children in the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding. The ways pediatricians can protect, promote, and support breastfeeding in their individual practices, hospitals, medical schools, and communities are delineated, and the central role of the pediatrician in coordinating breastfeeding management and providing a medical home for the child is emphasized.3 These recommendations are consistent with the goals and objectives of Healthy People 2010,4 the Department of Health and Human Services' HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding,5 and the United States Breastfeeding Committee's Breastfeeding in the United States: A National Agenda.6
This statement provides the foundation for issues related to breastfeeding and lactation management for other AAP publications including the New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding7 and chapters dealing with breastfeeding in the AAP/American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Guidelines for Perinatal Care,8 the Pediatric Nutrition Handbook,9 the Red Book,10 and the Handbook of Pediatric Environmental Health.11
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THE NEED |
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Human milk is species-specific, and all substitute feeding preparations differ markedly from it, making human milk uniquely superior for infant feeding.12 Exclusive breastfeeding is the reference or normative model against which all alternative feeding methods must be measured with regard to growth, health, development, and all other short- and long-term outcomes. In addition, human milk-fed premature infants receive significant benefits with respect to host protection and improved developmental outcomes compared with formula-fed premature infants.13–22 From studies in preterm and term infants, the following outcomes have been documented.
Infectious Diseases
Research in developed and developing countries of the world, including middle-class populations in developed countries, provides strong evidence that human milk feeding decreases the incidence and/or severity of a wide range of infectious diseases23 including bacterial meningitis,24,25 bacteremia,25,26 diarrhea,27–33 respiratory tract infection,22,33–40 necrotizing enterocolitis,20,21 otitis media,27,41–45 urinary tract infection,46,47 and late-onset sepsis in preterm infants.17,20 In addition, postneonatal infant mortality rates in the United States are reduced by 21% in breastfed infants.48
Other Health Outcomes
Some studies suggest decreased rates of sudden infant death syndrome in the first year of life49–55 and reduction in incidence of insulin-dependent (type 1) and non–insulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus,56–59 lymphoma, leukemia, and Hodgkin disease,60–62 overweight and obesity,19,63–70 hypercholesterolemia,71 and asthma36–39 in older children and adults who were breastfed, compared with individuals who were not breastfed. Additional research in this area is warranted.
Neurodevelopment
Breastfeeding has been associated with slightly enhanced performance on tests of cognitive development.14,15,72–80 Breastfeeding during a painful procedure such as a heel-stick for newborn screening provides analgesia to infants.81,82
Maternal Health Benefits
Important health benefits of breastfeeding and lactation are also described for mothers.83 The benefits include decreased postpartum bleeding and more rapid uterine involution attributable to increased concentrations of oxytocin,84 decreased menstrual blood loss and increased child spacing attributable to lactational amenorrhea,85 earlier return to prepregnancy weight,86 decreased risk of breast cancer,87–92 decreased risk of ovarian cancer,93 and possibly decreased risk of hip fractures and osteoporosis in the postmenopausal period.94–96
Community Benefits
In addition to specific health advantages for infants and mothers, economic, family, and environmental benefits have been described. These benefits include the potential for decreased annual health care costs of $3.6 billion in the United States97,98; decreased costs for public health programs such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)99; decreased parental employee absenteeism and associated loss of family income; more time for attention to siblings and other family matters as a result of decreased infant illness; decreased environmental burden for disposal of formula cans and bottles; and decreased energy demands for production and transport of artificial feeding products.100–102 These savings for the country and for families would be offset to some unknown extent by increased costs for physician and lactation consultations, increased office-visit time, and cost of breast pumps and other equipment, all of which should be covered by insurance payments to providers and families
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