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Designed to easily combine breast- and bottle-feeding

Innovative infant feeding solutions for today’s parents Philips Avent offers an innovative natural teat and bottle range that:

• providesinfantswithanintuitivefeedingexperiencethatisasclosetobreastfeedingaspossible

• givesbabiesthebeststartinlifebyhelpingthemreceivebreastmilk forlonger.

The First Flow 0 Month Teat has a breast-shaped nipple for natural latch-on and can be used to combine breastfeeding and feeding breast milk

“Inspired by natural breast physiology”

Asthebabygrows,PhilipsAventoffersarangeofnaturalteatswithvaryingflowrates.Thisprovidesbabieswithanaturalfeedingexperienceateachstageoftheirdevelopment.

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Modern bottle designs are associated with improved infant welfareUseofafeedingbottlewithanti-vacuumfeatures,inarandomisedtrialamonginfants,wasassociatedwithlessdistressedvocalisationandagreateramountoftimespentawakeandhappy,comparedwithfeedingusing aconventionalbottle.2Theteatdesigndeliversamorecontrolledflowratetosuitthenewbornneeds.

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Parents’ preferencesMothersawardedsignificantlybetterscoresforeaseofassemblyandeaseofcleaningforthePhilipsAventbottlecomparedwithanotherbottleinastudyconductedbyresearchersattheUniversityCollegeLondon(UCL)InstituteofChildHealth.3OnehundredpercentofthePhilipsAventusersawardedaboveaveragescoresforeaseofassemblyandcleaning.

ThenewFirstFlow0MonthTeatand2oz/60mlbottle,inspiredbynaturalbreastphysiology,helpsparentstocombinebreast-andbottle-feedingwhilstencouragingthebabytostillwanttofeedfromthebreast.

Introducing the Philips Avent First Flow 0 Month Teat and 2 oz/60 ml BottleTheFirstFlow0MonthTeatand2oz/60mlbottlearedesignedspecificallyforveryyoungbabiesornewborns.

What parents say..... Studies,mostlyconductedintheUSAandAustralia,reportthefollowingcommonreasonswomengiveforchoosingtoexpressmilk:

• toenablesomeoneelsetofeedtheirbaby4,5-7

• toavoidorovercomedifficultiesassociatedwithbreastfeeding,pre-termbirth,andmaternalillness4,8,9,10

• concernaboutoversupplyorundersupply4,6,9,11

• inordertobeabletoreturntowork.4,9,12

•Flexiblesilicon-likematerialandawideshapedneck

•Advancedanti-colicsystemwithaninnovativetwinvalve

•Easeofassemblyandcleaning

•Naturalfirstflownipplewithasmallerholesizewhichdeliversamorecontrolledflowrateclosertothebreast-flowaverage1

•Unique,soft-nippletextureresemblingthebreastandhumanskin

•Wide,breast-shapednipplefeaturinganinnovativepetaldesignfornaturallatch-on,similartothebreast