infant feeding
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- noun
- /ˈɪnfənt ˈfiːdɪŋ/
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alimentación infantil
- With respect to infant feeding, data were obtained from medical records on the practice of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), consumption of cow's milk, infant formula, and age of introduction of solid foods in infant feeding.
- infant feeding and care
Examples
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I care that our population is at higher risk of certain conditions and diseases because of generations of artificial infant feeding.
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Medical texts also contain valuable information about infant feeding and general care.
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Social justice issues with infant feeding are not new.
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The same should apply to artificial infant feeding.
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It is the optimum form of infant feeding.
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There is a place for formula in infant feeding, but it should not be (as it currently is) the norm; it should be the exception.
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Ultimately, it is most important to listen deeply to a woman's unique, unfolding experience of motherhood, whatever infant feeding decisions she makes.
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We discuss tips, share stories, and also delve into the sociopolitical stuff that complicates the infant feeding debate.
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Reliance on the printed word undoubtedly supported mothers in making decisions about infant feeding and care, particularly when they disagreed with the practices of their baby nurses.
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Many parents choose breastfeeding as their primary method of infant feeding.
How Natural
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the process of providing nourishment to a baby' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'infant' (a very young child) with 'feeding' (the act of providing food). This noun + gerund construction is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the phrase's meaning.
Etymology
Infant feeding paints a simple picture: infant means a baby and feeding means giving food or milk. So infant feeding refers to the act of giving food or milk to a baby, often 'breastfeeding' or 'bottle-feeding'.