Womens and Parenting

As during pregnancy, lactation period to determine the needs and requirements of nutrients in the mother or child is not easy. The most reliable method for this assessment is to induce a deficit, under strict medical supervision, and then provide the nutrient amounts to achieve high-normal levels of functioning.

This method is not ethically acceptable for a nursing mother who uses their milk to breastfeed her child, so that the requirements and recommendations are also set in this case by analyzing indirect estimates or the quality of milk produced with different types of power the mother. Read the rest of this entry »