(2017) Breastfeeding Iowa: PRAMs, 2013-2014. Public Health, Department of (Health and Human Services, Department of)
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Abstract
Breastfeeding provides mothers and their infants with many health benefits. Compared to infants fed formula, infants fed human milk have a lower risk of asthma, ear infections, and sudden infant death syndrome. For mothers who breastfeed, the risk of ovarian and breast cancers is lower compared to mothers who never breastfed. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life, and continue to be breastfed as solid foods are introduced, through at least 12 months of age.
| Item Type: | Departmental Report |
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| Keywords: | Pregnancy, State of Iowa, Iowa, Pregnancy Risk Assessment, Public Health, PRAMS |
| Subjects: | Health and medicine Social issues and programs State government |
| ID Code: | 38553 |
| Deposited By: | Margaret Barr |
| Deposited On: | 11 Oct 2021 18:12 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Oct 2021 18:12 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/38553 |