TY - CHAP AU - Sandeep Kaur AU - Mandeep Kaur Panaich AU - Simrat Kaur Virk AU - Mahima Choudhary AU - Chandni Sharma AU - Sunita Chauhan AU - Parul Chadha AU - Vandana Sharma ED - Isam Jaber Al-Zwaini ED - Zaid Rasheed Al-Ani ED - Walter Hurley Y1 - 2020-05-13 PY - 2020 T1 - Prophylactic and Therapeutic Role of Human Breast Milk Proteins and Bioactive Peptides against Neonatal Bacterial Infections N2 - Feeding during the first two years of life is very important for the nutrition and growth of an infant. It has a great effect on early morbidity and mortality and long-term effects on health. Breastfeeding has many benefits for both the infant and mother, whereas formula feeding, although associated with disadvantages and problems, can be life-saving for infants who need it. This book examines many aspects of infant feeding and nutrition with chapters covering such topics as the impact of the first 1000 days of nutrition on child health and development, breastfeeding, factors behind the decision to breastfeed or formula feed, and the relationship between breastfeeding and gut microbiota, among others. BT - Infant Feeding SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.91865 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.91865 SN - 978-1-83962-720-0 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -