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Dr. Joseph Hautvast, Secretary General, IUNS, Department of Human
Nutrition, Agricultural University, Wageningen, Netherlands
Dr. Peter Pellet, Professor, Department of Food Science and
Nutrition, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., USA
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dr. Aree Valyasevi, Professor and Institute Consultant, Mahidol
University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Foreword
Solemn Papal Audience
Address to the Holy Father
Establishing lactation
Breast development and control of milk synthesis
Discussion of paper by Hartmann et al.
Constituents of human milk
Discussion of paper by Prentice
Problems of establishing lactation
Discussion of paper by Woolridge
Social and biological determinants of lactation
Discussion of paper by Villalpando et al.
Breastfeeding and the suppression of fertility
Discussion of paper by McNeilly
Demographic effects of breastfeeding: Fertility, mortality, and population growth
Discussion of paper by Menken and Kuhn
Effects of breastfeeding on maternal health and well-being
Discussion of paper by Rasmussen and McGuire
Protective effect of breastmilk against infection
Discussion of paper by Howie
Effects of breastfeeding on the baby and on its immune system
Infection and disease: The impact of early weaning
Discussion of papers by Hanson et al. And by Victora
Breastfeeding child development
Discussion of paper by Pollitt and Kariger
Social and demographic aspects
The cultural context of breastfeeding and breastfeeding policy
Discussion of paper by Van Esterik
The role of education in breastfeeding success
Discussion of paper by Valdés and Schooley
Summary of the workshop
Books
received
Note for contributors
Note
a l'intention des auteurs
Nota para posibles autores
Title of interest