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Exclusive breastfeeding and Infection Prevention

HAPPY. These feelings usually appear in the heart of the mother when the baby is born with a healthy and safe. Happiness is increasingly felt complete when the birth mother is able to give exclusive breastfeeding.

The composition of breast milk is very suitable for the growth and development of infants. Breast milk contains protective substances or stress from a variety of infectious diseases. Several epidemiological studies expressed breast milk protects infants and children from diseases such as diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. Breastfeeding reduces the likelihood of chronic diseases later in life such as diabetes mellitus, heart disease, and malignant disease.

On the other hand, milk has contributed to the increase in inner relationship between mother and child that indirectly good for the soul development of the child. Protective factors and nutrients in breast milk also resulted in decreased morbidity and mortality in infants.

Children who are breastfed, when stricken with diarrhea will recover faster than those not breastfed. Breast milk protects babies from diarrhea caused by bacteria Shigela.

Some nutrients (nutrients) are present in breast milk of fat, carbohydrates, and proteins. Fats are the main source of calories in breast milk because breast milk and a half calories come from fat. Breast milk contains mainly carbohydrates with a lactose content of useful enhanced Absorption of calcium and stimulate the growth of Lactobacillus. ASI also contains 0.9 percent protein content. Proteins in milk are casein and whey and about 60 percent protein content in milk is easily digested whey compared with casein. "In milk, there are two kinds of amino acids not found in cow's milk, namely cystine, and taurine. Cystine useful for somatic growth, while taurine to brain growth. Other Nutrients are salts, minerals, and vitamins," he said.

Another benefit of breastfeeding is a protective substance content of Lactobacillus bifidus. With the content of these substances, babies are rarely sick. Bifidus function change Latobasilus lactose into lactic acid and acetic acid. Both these acids make the channel so that the acidic percernaan inhibit the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria E. coli (often cause of diarrhea in infants), Shigela bacteria, and fungi. Lactobacillus bifidus easy to grow rapidly in the intestine of breastfed babies, because the milk contained a polysaccharide which binds with nitrogen. Other protective substances is lactoferrin, which is a protein that binds to iron, inhibits the growth function Staphylococcal bacteria, E. coli, and inhibits the growth of candida fungus. In milk there is also antistreptokokus that protect babies from infections such germs.

ASI provides antibodies, particularly immunoglobulin-containing colostrum, which is secretory IgA (siga), IgE, IgM and IgG. The most is Siga. These antibodies prevent pathogenic bacteria and enteroviruses into the intestinal mucosa. "Once proven the existence of antibodies against Salmonella typhi, Shigela, and antibodies against viruses such as rotavirus, polio and measles. Antibodies against rotavirus in the highest content of colostrum. ASI also does not cause allergies and reduce caries dentis," he said.

However substitute milk or formula is made to resemble breast milk, breastfeeding positions irreplaceable, especially the content of immunoglobulins contained in breast milk. Therefore, breastfed babies called golden food. With breastfeeding, child avoid allergies that may occur because the child was not getting new foods such as cow's milk or food supplements early on that could cause allergies. Allergy cases in children because cow's milk can not stand the high reaches 50 percent.

Seeing the advantages milk, attempts to give breastfeeding mothers, especially exclusive breastfeeding, should remain digebyarkan. Especially in the Health Act No. 36 In 2009, Article 128, Article 129 and Article 200 of this breastfeeding issue mentioned.