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  1. 4. / cannot offer immune system protection
  2. 6. IgG / antibodies are temporary, however, and gradually disappear within about 6-8 months after birth. Fortunately, after birth the baby begins to make their own IgG antibodies in response to viruses and bacteria in their environment. By six months, just when the mother’s IgG antibodies are no longer present, a health baby produces their own IgG antibodies at normal levels, due to their immune system maturing.
  3. 7. / Human milk encourages the growth of healthy _________ in the intestinal tract of the breastfed baby.
  4. 8. / One way breast feeding protects your newborn from illnesses is the immune molecules, called ___________, that are present in breast milk.
  5. 9. / is the first milk a woman produces when she begins to breastfeed, and it contains large numbers of antibodies called secretory immunoglobulin.
  6. 10. / are the most common type of antibody in our bodies and protect us – as well as unborn babies – from viral and bacterial illness.
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  1. 1. / Infants under the age of one who _________ exclusively for at least four months, for instance, were less likely to be hospitalized for a lower respiratory tract infection, such as croup, bronchiolitis, or pneumonia, than were their formula-fed counterparts.
  2. 2. milk / provides virtually all the protein, sugar, and fat your baby needs to be healthy, and it also contains many substances that benefit your baby’s immune system, including antibodies, immune factors, enzymes, and white blood cells.
  3. 3. / Breast milk promotes a generally healthy environment and, in part, through substances called ________, which are found in human milk.
  4. 5. immunity / The first way for a baby to acquire immunity is before and just after birth, and it is called ___________. When a mother is pregnant, antibodies are produced by the mother’s immune system and then transported across the placenta to the fetus’s blood supply. These types of antibodies are called immunoglobulin g.
  5. 10. / Instead, the ___ antibodies in milk and colostrum protect against infection by working inside the baby’s gastrointestinal tract, a clear protective role of human milk. These ____ antibodies penetrate and protect the mucous membranes in the baby’s mouth, airway, throat, and intestines.This passive breastfeeding _____+ immunity continues until a baby is weaned.