| Some
mothers use cow's milk and/or
powdered formula milk for artificial
feeding which have many disadvantages
(Fig. 2): Even giving single
bottle a day can harm your child.
- Artifical
milk is not ideally suited
for the human baby and does
not contain appropriate
amounts of protein, fats,
vitamins and minerals for
the adequate growth of the
baby.
-
Artificial feeding exposes
the infant to infections
through contamination and
does not give protection
from various infections
due to absence of antibodies.
- Babies
fed on animal milk have
a higher incidence of loose
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To
the baby
- Exposes
infant to infections.
-
More diarrhea and
respiratory infections
-
Does not contain appropriate
amounts of proteins,
fats, vitamins and
minerals
-
More allergy and milk
intolerance
-
Increased risk of
some chronic diseases
- šLower
scores on intelligence
test
-
Expensive & Less nutritious
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To
the mother
- Increased
risk of anaemia, ovarian
and breast cancer.
- May
become pregnant sooner
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| Fig.
2: Dangers of artificial
feeding |
- motions
and respiratory infections.
- Artificial
feeding increases the infant's
risk of developing some
chronic conditions like
diabetes, heart disease
and allergic conditions
latter in life.
-
Artificial feeding may cause
suckling difficulties as
the child gets confused
between mother's nipple
and artificial nipple.
- Giving
artificial feed to the baby
is time consuming as it
needs preparation everytime.
-
It is expensive and less
nutritious.
- It
is inferior to breastfeeding
in all respects.
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