Open AccessKunsvoeding en spening van die baba
Author(s) -
Anolte
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
curationis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-6279
pISSN - 0379-8577
DOI - 10.4102/curationis.v2i1.419
Subject(s) - weaning , infant feeding , breastfeeding , infant formula , bottle , medicine , infant nutrition , pediatrics , history , environmental health , population , endocrinology , research methodology , archaeology
Whenever possible mothers should be encouraged to breastfeed their babies. If, however, the mother is unable or unwilling to do so the baby is bottle-fed. The goal of infant nutrition is a well nourished but not over nourished infant. In accomplishing this end, the infant may be either breastfed or artificially fed with cow’s milk, evaporated milk, or one of the many prepared formulas that are currently available. This article is also concerned with weaning and the introduction of solid foods