Breast Feeding - English

Congratulations on Your Pregnancy!

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to provide you with excellent care during your prenatal care and the birth of your infant. We would like to help you get off to a great start when feeding your infant. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend breastmilk as the optimum food for infants, with exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months, then with the addition of comple- mentary foods for the next two years. Breastmilk is easy for your new infant’s stomach to digest and you will produce the perfect amounts for his/her small stomach. It contains all the nutrition your infant needs as well as antibodies. Breastmilk has been shown to reduce your infant’s risk of many health problems including ear infection, asthma, diabetes and SIDS. Breastfeeding your infant can reduce your risk of having breast and ovarian cancer and helps you get back to your pre-pregnancy weight faster. Kern Medical has trained all of its Maternal/Child staff to assist mothers to get off to a great start. Our lactation staff, who are breastfeeding specialists, will visit you during your stay and are available to help you when needed.

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