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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’.

Top 5 countries for MM

Country %

Rwanda 90

Srilanka 76

Cambodia, Nepal

74

Malawi, Peru 72, 71

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.