breast milk

breast milk
Milk produced by human mammary glands.
Syn: mothers milk

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  • Breast milk — refers to the milk produced by a mother to feed her baby. It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborns before they are able to eat and digest other foods; older infants and toddlers may continue to be breastfed. The baby nursing from… …   Wikipedia

  • breast milk — also breast milk N UNCOUNT Breast milk is the white liquid produced by women to breast feed their babies …   English dictionary

  • breast-milk — see breast milk …   English dictionary

  • breast milk — mother s milk, milk produced by a woman to be fed to her child through the breast …   English contemporary dictionary

  • breast milk — noun : milk from the human breast …   Useful english dictionary

  • breast-milk jaundice — prolonged jaundice lasting several weeks after birth in breast fed babies for which no other cause can be found. It improves with time and is not an indication to stop breast feeding …   Medical dictionary

  • breast-milk jaundice — prolonged jaundice lasting several weeks after birth in breast fed babies for which no other cause can be found. It improves with time and is not an indication to stop breast feeding …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Donor Expressed Breast Milk — is milk collected from lactating females to be used for new born babies. Breast milk contains all the essentials nutrients that are need for the baby to grow. Some mothers do not have enough breast milk to feed their babies, but do not want feed… …   Wikipedia

  • International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes — The International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutes was organized by Dr. Manuel Carballo and established in 1981 by the general assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO). This Code, and a number of subsequent World Health… …   Wikipedia

  • breast milk jaundice — jaundice occurring in breastfed infants after the first 3–5 days of life. Serum bilirubin generally peaks at approximately 2 weeks and falls gradually over the next several months; the cause is unknown …   Medical dictionary

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