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  2. Chrysophyllum cainito - Wikipedia

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    Chrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae. It is native to the Isthmus of Panama, where it was domesticated. [ 3] It has spread to the Greater Antilles and the West Indies and is now grown throughout the tropics, including Southeast Asia. [ 4] It grows rapidly and reaches 20 meters in height.

  3. Breast milk - Wikipedia

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    The sample on the left is the first milk produced by the mother, while the sample on the right was produced later during the same breast pumping cycle. Breast milk (sometimes spelled as breastmilk) or mother's milk is milk produced by the mammary glands in the breast of human females. Breast milk is the primary source of nutrition for newborn ...

  4. Breastmilk storage and handling - Wikipedia

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    Freezer with a separate door from the refrigerator. -18°C (-0.4°F) 3 months. Some sources consider breast milk to continue to be safe at 6 months when stored at -18°C regardless of the type of freezer. Deep freezer. -20°C (-4°F) 6-12 months. Storage up to 12 months is considered acceptable but not widely recommended.

  5. History and culture of breastfeeding - Wikipedia

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    The history and culture of breastfeeding traces changing social, medical and legal attitudes to breastfeeding, the act of feeding a child breast milk directly from breast to mouth. Breastfeeding may be performed by the infant's mother or by a surrogate, typically called a wet nurse . Ilkhanate prince Ghazan being breastfed.

  6. Infant feeding - Wikipedia

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    Infants are usually introduced to solid foods at around four to six months of age. [ 1] Breastfeeding aids in preventing anemia, obesity, and sudden infant death syndrome; and it promotes digestive health, immunity, intelligence, and dental development. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusively feeding an infant breast milk for ...

  7. Category:Breast milk - Wikipedia

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    Breast milk. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Human milk. Articles relating human milk, meaning breast milk, milk produced by mammary glands, located in the breast of a human female. Breast milk is the primary source of nutrition for newborns, containing fat, protein, carbohydrates ( lactose and human milk oligosaccharides) and various ...

  8. Mammary alveolus - Wikipedia

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    A mammary alveolus ( pl.: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is a small cavity or sac found in the mammary gland. [1] [2] Mammary alveoli are the site of milk production and storage in the mammary gland. [1] [2] Mammary alveoli cluster into groups called mammary lobules, and each breast may contain 15 to 20 of these lobules.

  9. Nursing Madonna - Wikipedia

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    Bernard receiving milk from the breast of the Virgin Mary. The scene is a legend which allegedly took place at Speyer Cathedral in 1146.. A variant, known as the Lactation of St Bernard (Lactatio Bernardi in Latin, or simply Lactatio) is based on a miracle or vision concerning St Bernard of Clairvaux where the Virgin sprinkled milk on his lips (in some versions he is awake, praying before an ...