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Why Feed Breast Milk From a Bottle?

Why Feed Breast Milk From a Bottle? EDITORIAL ECAUSE OF THE CHILDHOOD OBESITY EPI- of US children are now born to unmarried mothers, and demic, pediatricians are paying more at- these mothers are often under greater economic pres- tention to how and how much infants are sure than married mothers to work soon after delivery. fed and not just what they are fed. These Working mothers who want to provide breast milk for B concerns are based on research linking in- their infant have 2 options: either breastfeed their infant fant weight and weight gain to later obesity. Although while at work or pump and store milk to feed the infant it is clear that breastfed and formula-fed infants have dif- later. The pump and store method has become a com- ferent patterns of growth, it is less clear that these dif- mon practice of the working mother. Over half of the ferences in infant feeding affect the risk of childhood obe- working mothers in the IFPS II pumped breast milk. An 3,4 sity. One hypothesized mechanism by which enormous amount of time and effort is required of work- breastfeeding might protect against obesity is that feed- ing mothers to pump breast milk. There is little http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

Why Feed Breast Milk From a Bottle?

JAMA Pediatrics , Volume 166 (5) – May 1, 2012

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2012 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
2168-6203
eISSN
2168-6211
DOI
10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.275
pmid
22566552
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Abstract

EDITORIAL ECAUSE OF THE CHILDHOOD OBESITY EPI- of US children are now born to unmarried mothers, and demic, pediatricians are paying more at- these mothers are often under greater economic pres- tention to how and how much infants are sure than married mothers to work soon after delivery. fed and not just what they are fed. These Working mothers who want to provide breast milk for B concerns are based on research linking in- their infant have 2 options: either breastfeed their infant fant weight and weight gain to later obesity. Although while at work or pump and store milk to feed the infant it is clear that breastfed and formula-fed infants have dif- later. The pump and store method has become a com- ferent patterns of growth, it is less clear that these dif- mon practice of the working mother. Over half of the ferences in infant feeding affect the risk of childhood obe- working mothers in the IFPS II pumped breast milk. An 3,4 sity. One hypothesized mechanism by which enormous amount of time and effort is required of work- breastfeeding might protect against obesity is that feed- ing mothers to pump breast milk. There is little

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JAMA PediatricsAmerican Medical Association

Published: May 1, 2012

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