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03/10/2018

Study Suggests Direct Breastfeeding Promotes Healthy Infant Weight Gain

New research suggests that breastmilk from the bottle is unlikely to have as many benefits for baby weight gain as feeding directly from the breast.

On average, infants who are breastfed directly for the first six months of their life had reached a healthy weight at 12 months.

In contrast, babies fed expressed milk for the first six months were at a three-times greater risk of being overweight by the time of their first birthday.

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Professor Meghan Azad from the University of Manitoba in Canada, where the study was conducted, discussed why direct feeding may ensure the healthiest rate of weight gain.

She said: "Breastmilk contains a range of interesting enzymes and hormones" and it is possible that their activity is depleted when pumped milk is refrigerated.

Meghan also explained that researchers believe babies learn to "self-regulate" their intake when breastfeeding, whereas parents who bottle-fed often "take charge" and encourage their baby to finish their bottle.

The recent findings were published in the 'Pediatrics' journal and are based on more than 2500 pairs of mothers and infants.

The study explored infant feeding methods and found that babies given expressed milk generally tend to weigh more.



(JG)

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"New research suggests that breastmilk from the bottle is unlikely to have as many benefits for baby weight gain as feeding directly from the breast."