Socioeconomic status and its relationship with breastfeeding in Mexican infants younger than 1 year

Abstract

Jimenez-Blanco Gelacio, Sanchez-Espino Luis Fernando and Trevino-Frutos Manuel

Breast-feeding has beneficial effects in the mother and toddler, the absence of it has been implicated in numerous adverse effects [1]. According to UNICEF if everyone would be nourished nice the first hour of birth by breastfeeding and continued to do so during the first 6 months of life, by the year of two, eight thousand lives would be spared [2]. Breast milk has proven benefits regarding nutrition, gastrointestinal function stimulation growth and development, boosting the inmune system by decreasing the incidence of infection and promoting psychological wellness [3].

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