24. Lactation.
| a. | human milk contains more protein than cows’ milk. | |
| b. | human milk has a higher energy content and more fat than cows’ milk. | |
| c. | established lactation provides about 800 ml. of milk daily. | |
| d. | prolactin stimulates milk secretion. | |
| e. | oxytocin produces milk ‘let down’. | |
| f. | prolactin production is stimulated by suckling. | |
| g. | breast feeding does not protect against infection in the baby. | |
| h. | breast milk is of uniform composition throughout a feed. | |
| i. | lactation is effectively suppressed by bromocryptine. | |
| j. | breast feeding fails in Sheehan’s syndrome. | |
| k. | breast milk contains immunoglobulin A. | |
| l. | breast feeding is associated with a reduced incidence of atopy. |