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Breastfeeding is Better Than Formula Feeding Introduction Many parents debate whether to formula feed their child or breastfeed their child. Approximately 1-5% of mothers have to formula feed because they are unable to provide enough breast milk for their baby, and 2% cannot lactate or have other health problems that prevent them from being able to breastfeed (Sediles, 2015). This statistic indicates that approximately 95% of mothers have the ability to exclusively breastfeed their…

child. One of these decisions is whether to bottle-feed using formula or to breast-feed a child. One side argues that breast milk is superior because it is natural. The other side argues that formula is just as beneficial as breast milk. The anti-formula side emphasizes the use of breast milk because they do not trust man made formula. According to the U.S National Library of Medicine, breast-feeding is the healthiest option for both a mother and her baby. On their website they list…

“commerciogenic malnutrition” occurring in developing countries to examine the issues of infant health in the Canadian north. In 1980, in an article in Globe and Mail, Dr. Schaefer argued that the “trend in the Third World towards the use of infant formula, with corresponding increases in malnutrition, infections and death, was also occurring to a milder degree ‘right in our own backyard, the Canadian North.’” Thus, the very real issues with bottle feeding were no longer presented as external to…

Breastfeeding in public is one of society’s biggest controversial issues. Breastfeeding is convenient because you (as the mother) already have the natural materials to feed. The baby will decide when it’s time to eat, so feeding in public isn’t really a choice the mother has but it’s a choice the baby makes. Breastfeeding is healthier because sometimes babies will have an allergic reaction to the cow’s protein in the formula, causing discomforting symptoms. Breastfeeding in public isn’t a choice…

controversy upon the topic. New parents will often question whether they should feed their baby formula or if they should breastfeed their baby. In order to figure out which one of these methods is superior to the other, different researchers put together multiple articles documenting their findings on this topic. This research paper is going to help the reader understand both breastfeeding and formula feeding, and which method is more beneficial than the other or if they are generally the same.…

How do you determine if one action is right or wrong? According to one of the most influential and persuasive approaches to normal ethics in many philosophy, an action oriented moral theory known as utilitarianism holds that an action is right if it produces, or if it tends produce, the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people affected by the action. Utilitarian believes that the purpose of having morals is to be able to make life better by increasing happiness or pleasure and…

First, I will assess the mother feeling about breastfeeding and determine if she is willing or reluctant to breastfeed her baby. Taking the time to evaluate the new mom knowledge, concerns, fears, cultural values, family support, as well as her previous experience, will allow me to understand her position, help her to clarify her feelings and guide her to make the best decision for her and her baby. In this sense, create a good rapport, make the mom to feel comfortable and allow her to feel that…

and while labs behind formula companies have painstakingly tried to mimic human mothers milk, artificial infant formula will never be the same and will forever remain inferior and flawed. To no surprise, the American Academy of Pediatrics, alongside most infant and women’s health organizations, recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. The benefits of breastfeeding are plentiful and long-lasting for both mother and child and while infant formula does serve a purpose as…

Breastfeeding infants instead of using formula can improve brain development in many different areas. In the article Breastfeeding Boots the Brain Development of a Baby, the article states that breastfeeding can help develop white matter in the brain of infants. This growth in white matter also lead to better performance in areas like language, visual perception and motor control. White matter is a type of tissue in the brain and spinal cord made up of nerve fibers, some may even characterize…

If one chooses to have a child, shouldn’t he or she be obligated to do what to do what is best for that child? There are many more important choices to make for that child of yours, and some or more difficult than others. Such as, Hospital or home? Pampers or Huggies? Crib or parents bed? But whenever it comes to feeding your child the choice is clear. Obviously breast-feeding is the best choice that mothers can make for there young and themselves. Not everyone agrees that breast-feeding is…