The doctor spoke about the need to ban formula milk for healthy children

For a healthy newborn, there is no need to buy a formula for feeding. About this on July 12, "Gazeta.Ru" was told by Olga Goryacheva, Associate Professor of the Department of Propaedeutics of Childhood Diseases at the Institute of Motherhood and Childhood at Pirogov University.

In her opinion, it is necessary to differentiate the use of the mixture as necessary, for example, in a premature newborn who cannot feed on his mother's breast milk.

"It should be understood that there are medicinal mixtures, and there are mixtures for feeding instead of breast milk. It happens that a child is premature, or with a low body weight, or with diseases that are incompatible with breastfeeding. In these cases, we will have no other option but to feed the mixture. <...> This is normal," Goryacheva said.

However, according to the doctor, if both the baby and the mother are healthy at the birth of the child, then there is no need to rely on personal preferences. The specialist recommends breastfeeding, as it will be useful for the mother herself.

"It is important to start informing parents that breastfeeding is beneficial if there are no contraindications," Goryacheva explained.

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Earlier, on February 13, pediatrician "SM-clinic" Guzel Rakhimova spoke about the benefits of breast milk for the baby. It is a unique product that combines the optimal ratio of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.