Breastmilk is the best for babies. The World Health Organisation recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. Unnecessary introduction of bottle feeding or other food and drinks will have a negative impact on breastfeeding. After six months of age, infants should receive age-appropriate foods while breastfeeding continues for up to two years of age or beyond. Consult your doctor before deciding to use infant formula or if you have difficulty breastfeeding.
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Choosing Between Natural and C-Section Delivery
• Mothers recover faster and
hence shorter hospital stays
• Mothers breastfeed earlier
and start bonding with the
baby sooner
• Mothers can plan when they
give birth and control the pain
experience to a great extent
• Women who have C-section
delivery are less likely to have
urinary incontinence (the loss of
bladder control)
• Mothers may have difficulty
controlling their bladder or
bowels after giving birth
• They may also experience
lingering pain in the perineum,
the area between the virginal
and the anus
• Longer recovery time which extends
a mothers’ stay in the hospital
• Risk of uterine rupture. Most
women’s bodies cannot sustain
endless number of C-sections, so
C-sections often limit the number
of children a woman can have
• Higher levels of good bacteria2, 3
• Higher levels of potentially bad bacteria1
• Lower levels of good bacteria1
Your child’s gut profile might be affected by genetics, the mode of delivery (e.g. c-section) or family history of allergy4, 5, 6. These factors will cause an imbalanced gut profile, called gut dysbiosis.
The gut’s role is more
than just digestion and
absorption of food. It is
part of your child’s
immune system which
acts as the first line of
defense against
infections and allergies.
An imbalanced gut profile due to a
lower natural immune system from
C-section delivery causes your
children to be sensitive and at a
higher risk of falling sick.
UNDERSTAND HOW TO SUPPORT
YOUR CHILD’S IMMUNE SYSTEM
Prebiotic Blend
^Supports your child’s natural defences
Good Bacteria
Probiotics
B. Breve M-16V
Fight bad bacteria in gut
Prebiotic Blend
^Supports your child’s natural defences
Disclaimers:
1 Chin Chua M, et al. JPGN, 2017;65:102-106
2 Roger LC et al, Microbiology, 2010, 156(11):3329-41
3 Misuoka, T.2014. Establishment of intestinal bacteriology, Biosci Microbiota Food Health 33, 99-116
4 Shaker, M., Curr Opin Pediatr, 2014; 26(4):516-20
5 Wahn U. Allergische Erkrankungen im Saeuglings - und Kindesalter, Chapter 7 ed. 1998, Allergologie, Editors Heppt, Renz, Roecken
6 IIIi S, et al. Lancet, 2006:368(9537);763-70
7 Information collected by National registery (Cohort study) Denmark since 1977-2012 1.9 million children were studied since born to 15 years old. Sevelsted, A., et al., Cesarean section and chronic immune disorders. Pediatrics, 2015. 135(1): e92-8
8 Shamir R, et al. Wiley 2015 Milton, Brisbane, Australia ed 1
9 Arslanoglu et al. 2008. Journal of Nutrition, 138:1091-1095
10 Nutricia, data on file
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