Mothers’ Breastfeeding Satisfaction: Key to Environmental Sustainability
Maria Teresa Murillo-Llorente,
Adalberto Asins-Cubells,
Javier Pérez-Murillo
et al.
Abstract:Breastfeeding is the natural way to feed a baby in the first months of life. It is an option with a low environmental impact, as it is a natural and renewable food that does not pollute. It is the optimal food for the infant, with nutritional and immunological advantages that reduce the prevalence of pregnancy disorders and provide benefits for the infant, the mother, and the environment. Its premature abandonment may have medium- and long-term consequences, as the use of formula milk is much more polluting. A… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.