RT Book, Section
A1 Kirby, Margaret
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 6732870
T1 Chapter 25. Infant Formula and Complementary Foods
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6732870
RD 2024/04/23
AB Infant  formulas  are  designed  to  provide  an  acceptable  substitute  for  human  milk.  Their  use  is  indicated  for  (1)  infants  whose  mothers  choose  not  to  breast-feed,  (2)  infants  for  whom  human  milk  is  contraindicated,  (3)  infants  who  require  a  supplement  to  human  milk  because  of  slow  growth,  and  (4)  infants  whose  mothers  choose  to  discontinue  breast-feeding  before  the  infant  is  1  year  old.  Despite  successful  efforts  to  increase  breast-feeding  to  levels  that  exceed  90%  in  developing  countries  and  50%  to  90%  in  industrialized  countries  following  birth,  fewer  than  half  of  infants  in  many  countries  are  exclusively  breast-fed  by  3  to  4  months  postpartum.1  Thus,  infant  formula  provides  a  significant  portion  of  the  nutrient  intake  for  many  infants.