Breastfeeding Babies Will Help Provide Enough Milk for them

Breastfeeding Babies Will Help Provide Enough Milk for them Many new mothers worry that their babies are not getting enough milk from breastfeeding. But new research suggests the problem, which can lead to dehydration and serious illness, is actually very rare. Now, the researchers behind the study are calling for better support for breastfeeding mothers to prevent them turning to bottle-feeding. Doctors in Bradford and Sheffield collected details of all of the cases of severe neonatal hypernatraemia – where babies lose weight and become dehydrated due to lack of milk - between May 2009 and June 2010. In that time, Dr Sam Oddie and his colleagues found that there were only 62 cases, The Guardian reported. This equates to seven cases for every 100,000 live births. Anne Woods, deputy programme manager for Unicef’s Baby Friendly Initiative – a programme which encourages hospitals to train staff in providing breastfeeding support – told the paper that the number of babie...