Effects of Long Term Breastfeeding on Development and Health of Children

Abstract

Purpose:The aim of the researchis the study of the influence of various types of feeding and care for the dynamics of somatic andmetabolic development of children. Material and research methods: For the first time, a cohortand a prospective study was conducted with long follow-up care of children from birth to 14 years. The paper researched the physical-somatic development, as well as immunological indices and morbidity of children in relation to the type of feeding and principles of care. For the first time therehas been developed prognostic criteria of risk of development of somatic pathology depending on the types of feeding and principles of care. The paper tried to prove the influence of the type of feeding and the nature of care on the adaptive capacity and imbalance in the system of children's immunity in different age periods. Moreover, for the first time there was proved the correlation between physical, immune and somatic status of children in different age periods.