| Chapter 4 Co-sleeping is hard to accept in western society but is a usual thing in other cultures Leads to fewer sleep problems, can feed anytime, closer child-parent relationship Breast feeding: contributes to rapid weight and size gains, stimulates immune system Provide healthy foods; babies usually know what they need Malnutrition in macronutrients: too few calories => marasmus: thin, danger of death Malnutrition in micronutrients: deficiency in vitamins and minerals Sudden infant death syndrome: More common in winter, if sleep on stomach, if surrounded by fluffly things, if diet low in fat |
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