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Shaping the future health of babies
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Webinar of the month: Early life gut health & immunity
Supporting parents to breastfeed - downloadable helpsheet
Breastfeeding and protection against infections
Dear [*data('salutation') || 'Healthcare Professional' *],
This month we mark World Breastfeeding Week which focuses on the important issues of supporting breastfeeding for a healthier planet.1 Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding is crucial due to the undeniable benefits to babies, parents and our planet.
Join our free webinar, with leading expert Dr. Caroline Childs, as we explore how factors such as breastfeeding can impact gut health and early immune development.
Visit our resources page to download our unbranded breastfeeding helpsheets for parents in 8 different languages: English, Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Polish, Urdu and Chinese.You will also find an educational 1 minute video on how HMOs in breast milk balances a baby’s immune system and advice on how to breastfeed.
Kind regards,
The SMA® Professional Team
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Webinar of the month: Early life gut health & immunity
Join this free webinar on Thursday 17th September at 7-8pm. Led by leading global expert Dr. Caroline Childs.
This webinar learning session will address the latest science behind the gut microbiota and the immune system in early life.
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Supporting parents to breastfeed - downloadable helpsheet
As part of our commitment to breastfeeding, you will find several unbranded resources to help you to support parents, this includes topics like breastfeeding, breastfeeding positions, expressing breast milk, responsive feeding and many more.
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Breastfeeding and protection against infections
Breast milk contains a wide range of nutrients including HMOs which have a protective effect in newborn babies and are thought to play an important role in balancing the immune system of breast fed infants.2,3
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended that pregnant women and new mothers be informed on the benefits and superiority of breastfeeding – in particular the fact that it provides the best nutrition and protection from illness for babies. Mothers should be given guidance on the preparation for, and maintenance of, lactation, with special emphasis on the importance of a well-balanced diet both during pregnancy and after delivery. Unnecessary introduction of partial bottle-feeding or other foods and drinks should be discouraged since it will have a negative effect on breastfeeding. Similarly, mothers should be warned of the difficulty of reversing a decision not to breastfeed. Before advising a mother to use an infant formula, she should be advised of the social and financial implications of her decision: for example, if a baby is exclusively bottle-fed, more than one can (400 g) per week will be needed, so the family circumstances and costs should be kept in mind. Mothers should be reminded that breast milk is not only the best, but also the most economical food for babies. If a decision to use an infant formula is taken, it is important to give instructions on correct preparation methods, emphasising that unboiled water, unsterilised bottles or incorrect dilution can all lead to illness.
References
1. WABA, World Breastfeeding week 2020. Available at https://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/ (accessed July 2020)
2. Kunz C. Historical aspects of human milk oligosaccharides. Adv Nutr 2012; 3(3): 430S–9S.
3. Bode L. Human milk oligosaccharides: every baby needs a sugar mama. Glycobiology 2012; 22(9): 1147–62.
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