I. Introduction...............................................2
II. Discussion.................................................2
History....................................................2
American Academy of Pediatrics........................2
Social, economic, and motivational factors............3
Infant-feeding trends.................................4
Hospital practices and breast-feeding.................6
Cultural contexts..........................................7
Western society......................................10
Psychological implications................................11
Psychological stress.................................11
Personality differences..............................12
Depression...........................................13
Pros and cons of breast-feeding...........................14
Practical aspects....................................14
Working mothers......................................15
Immunologic outcomes.................................16
Breast Milk...............................................17
Constituents.........................................17
Infant formulas...........................................18
Bovine milk-based....................................19
Soy-based............................................20
Protein hydrolysate-based............................21
III. Summary...................................................22
What's best for mother and child.....................23
Research shows that breast-feeding is the optimal way to feed an infant in industrialized and developing worlds, benefits may persist past infancy. Research also shows that the health care system undermines breast-feeding and many mothers chose formula-feeding instead (Wright, Rice, & Wells, 1996, p. 669). Many factors are included in the mother's choice of feeding and the discussion of breast...