Breastmilk v. Formula
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For the Patient
- Breastfeeding benefits from top to bottom
- Comparison of human milk and formula
- How breastfeeding builds brighter brains
- Mother's milk: ideal nutrition for human babies
- Nutrient by nutrient: why breast is best
- More topics from Dr. Sears
- Breastfeeding
- Breast or bottle: Making the decision
- Formula feeding
- Fomula: if it's so safe, why all the recalls?
- Search iVillage.com
- Can breastfeeding prevent illnesses?
- Dealing with criticism About breastfeeding
- If I choose to supplement, what is the best formula to use?
- Is
it OK to mix human milk and artificial baby milk (formula)?
- What sre the benefits of breastfeeding my baby?
- What are the benefits of breastfeeding my toddler?
- Search LLLI
- Breastfeeding advocacy pge
- How breast milk protects newborns
- How to know a health professional is not supportive of breastfeeding
- 101 reasons to breastfeed Your child
- Some breastfeeding myths
- Still more breastfeeding myths
- Why is breastfeeding important?
- Search ProMom, Inc.
San Diego Breastfeeding Coalition (SDBC)
- Breastfeeding articles
- Before baby arrives
- The guilt issue
- Important reasons you should breastfeed
- Search SDCBC
For the Community Health Nurse
American Academy of Pediatrics
- Breastfeeding and the use of human milk (RE9729)
- Breastfeeding promotion in pediatric office practices
- Growth of preterm infants fed nutrient-enriched or term formula after hospital discharge
- Hypoallergenic infant formulas (RE0005)
- Iron fortification of infant formulas (RE9865)
- Solids and formula: association with pattern and duration of breastfeeding
- Some benefits of breastfeeding may pay off in adulthood
- Soy protein-based formulas: recommendations for use in infant feeding (RE9806)
- Search AAP
- Should nurses offer discharge formula samples to women who plan to breastfeed?
- Search
Breastfeeding Online (scroll to bottom)
San Diego Breastfeeding Coalition (SDBC)
The National Women's Health Information Center: Breastfeeding