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According to research conducted by a group of scientists from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, claiming the breast milk in its nutritional value. This is due to compounds known as bifidobacteria, microorganisms that could be implemented now as pro biotic supplements.

The Complutense University of Madrid has been isolated from milk components called bifidobacteria. These organisms seem to collaborate together with the other components of breastfeeding in the infant’s intestinal colonization. Until now it was known that lactobacilli, staphylococci, streptococci and enterococci in excess could be pathogenic.

The information adds to the field explored by science vindicates the nutritional value of milk. To support this change, the Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Food Technology, University Complutense of Madrid together with researchers from the Netherlands, Wageningen University bifidobacteria separated and analyzed the benefits it has on the infant and the benefits that would use as probiotic supplements.

As a result of the study, bifidobacteria begin shipping in pharmaceutical preparations. Another possibility is to include in your baby ingest food during the first period of nutrition.

Juan Miguel Rodriguez, one of UCM Professors who is also director of the investigation, said that the problem with is the isolation of bifidobacteria that are totally anaerobic, is an eternal place in oxygen-free , which makes it difficult to maintain its viability once isolated.

The most important point of discovery is related to immunological and microbiological values of breast milk. If we take into account that an infant consumes about 800 milliliters of milk a day and within the same receives an average of 1 to 10 million bacteria, we noted the importance of breast milk and that it colonizes the small child , and prevents the settlement of pathogenic bacteria.

Juan Miguel Rodriguez explains, this is the most important feature, since these strains are the properties of modulation of the immune system so that the administration of these microorganisms could be useful for prevention or treatment of inflammatory or allergic in child or adult population.

Decide how you feed your baby, breast or bottle feeding?

At present, the decision to breastfeed their babies is the most chosen by the mothers and the most recommended by physicians and midwives. However, there are mothers by choice or inability to breast-feed, decide to feed their babies through artificial feeding. This option can generate a feeling of guilt because of social pressure.

Despite the medical and social recommendations, the breastfeeding rate decision is up to parents.

A recent book, published by the French philosopher Elizabeth Badinter, opened a major controversy between advocates of breastfeeding. This book review the great pressure he is under a mother when feeding your baby, as the current social trend favors breastfeeding. That is why, according to the philosopher, the mother can become a “slave of his own children.”

Currently there is a strong inclination for natural breeding unconditionally defends breastfeeding. Breast milk is considered by doctors and pediatricians the perfect food for newborn babies, providing the necessary nutrients and immunological properties for proper development.

In addition, the World Health Organization (WHO) considers that breast milk has to be the only food you should take the baby until six months, it is recommended to combine it with other foods to two years.

It is for these reasons that many organizations like Alba who advocate breastfeeding breastfeeding and create support groups and counseling to learn to breast.

However, there are mothers by choice or inability to give chest, opt for artificial feeding. According to these women, to choose this option generates a rejection of them by family, friends and health. They may even feel judged and ill-informed, since the heavy emphasis that is generated when explaining how to give chest, is not included when explaining how to take the bottle.

This situation, according to psychologist Gemma Canovas, can generate anxiety and guilt in the mother. That is why every mother has to decide freely how to feed your baby.