Breastfeeding & infant nutrition

Gerber recommends breastfeeding as an integral part of the Gerber® Start Healthy, Stay Healthy™ Nutrition System. Breastfeeding provides an infant with the best possible start in life. Breastmilk is the optimal nutrition source for infants, due not only to its nutritional profile but also to naturally occurring immunological components. Together these factors promote healthy growth and development and support for a healthy immune system.

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Benefits of breastfeeding

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Breastfeeding: Simply the Best

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Field CJ. The immunological components of human milk and their effect on immune development in infants. J Nutr. 2005;135:1-4.
Friedman NJ, Zeiger RS. The role of breast-feeding in the development of allergies and asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005;115:1238-1248.
Gartner LM, Morton J, Lawrence RA, et al; American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. Pediatrics. 2005;115:496-506.
M'Rabet L, Vos AP, Boehm G, Garssen J. Breast-feeding and its role in early development of the immune system in infants: consequences for health later in life. J Nutr. 2008;138:1782S-1790S.

Breastfeeding & digestive health

Breastfeeding & allergy

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Evolution of Infant Formula: Improvements in Functionality for Infant Health

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Field CJ. The immunological components of human milk and their effect on immune development in infants. J Nutr. 2005;135:1-4.
Friedman NJ, Zeiger RS. The role of breast-feeding in the development of allergies and asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005;115:1238-1248.
Greer FR, Sicherer SH, Burks AW; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition; American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Allergy and Immunology. Effects of early nutritional interventions on the development of atopic disease in infants and children: the role of maternal dietary restriction, breastfeeding, timing of introduction of complementary foods, and hydrolyzed formulas. Pediatrics. 2008;121:183-191.
Snijders BE, Thijs C, Dagnelie PC, et al. Breast-feeding duration and infant atopic manifestations, by maternal allergic status, in the first 2 years of life (KOALA study). J Pediatr. 2007;151:347-351.e1-e2.

Breastfeeding premature infants

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Feeding the Premature Infant—the NICU and Beyond
A Preemie Needs His Mother: Breastfeeding the Premature Infant

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