Q. 60. Define exclusive breast feeding & how it help in prevention of infant diarrhoea?
Prevention of diarrhea by breast feeding: In cases of infants digestive cyst is not mature and body strength and immune are very low. This is very susceptible to infection that causes diarrhoea during the first 6 months of life exclusive breast milk help to prevent this diarrhea as-
1. It is safe, clean, hygienic, cheap and available to the infant of correct temperature.
2. There is merely chance of contamination
3. It contains antimicrobial factors such as macrophage, lymphocytes, secretary igA, anti streptococcal factors, lysozyme and lactoferrin which provided considerable protection against diarrheal disease.
4. It increases body strength which is helpful to prevent diarrhoea
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