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Mother’s milk Thanks to Aval Vikatan Tamil Magazine Dr. Balasandilyan CEO www.visionunlimited.in Mobile 9840027810
What is in Milk?
Energy Mother’s milk Cow’s milk
Protein 1.2 g 3.5 g
Lactose 6.5 g 4.5 g
Calcium/ phosphate 34mg/15mg 22mg/90mg
Calories 67 67
Fat 3.5g 3.5g
Sodium 16mg 50mg
Lactalbumin 80% 18%
Mother’s milk - wonders
• When the child is ready to consume mother’s milk, prolactin (hormone) in mother’s brain gets activated for the blood to become milk
• Oxytocin – another hormone is activated for the milk to flow through the breast ducts namely Lactiferous ducts.
• Decosahexaenoic acid and Arachidonic acid is prevalent in mother’s milk which is essential for the growth of child’s brain.
What is there in MM?
• Mother’s milk has energy, protein, carbohydrate, essential fat, acids, minerals, iron, calcium and vitamin e and k. All these help the child to overcome Pneumonia, Diarrhea, allergy etc. and get immunity.
• Mother’s milk for the first two days has the required fat, protein, vitamin and the immunity power which is very good for the child
• The children who consume mother’s milk are much brilliant when compared to other children who do not get the same – which has proved through various researches. Brain cells of the child grow faster when they consume mother’s milk.
Why MM is essential?
• Children who gets mother’s milk do not suffer from Cold, Infection, Diarrhea. Later they do not become diabetic or cardiac patients. It sets a good tone for sustained good health.
• Major ingredient in the MM is called ‘immunoglobulin a’.
UNICEF reveals…
• Jharkhand in India – has less educated women compared to TN – the percentage of mother feeding is 50% and 18% respectively.
• In Chennai 7%, Thiruvarur and Theni 10%, Erode 12%, Thanjore 13%, Kanyakumari 35%, as per statistics of 2012-13.
• Mother’s milk can prevent child’s death within age 5 up to 13% - which means in TN alone one can prevent 3600 children facing death p.a.
Mother is benefited too
• Blood loss after delivery is prevented • Pregnancy for the next 6 months
prevented • Women do not become obese if they
do regular feeding • Mother is saved from different types of
cancer • If the mother has Gestational Diabetes,
she is normal after delivery when she feeds her child
• Mother feels the satisfaction having fed her child and thereby she is away from tension, stress and anxiety
• Mothers lose their beauty – it is only a myth.