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alveoli l- lAnswer-a lrounded lor loblong-shaped lcavity lpresent lin lthe lbreast
B-lymphocytes l- lAnswer-white lblood lcells lthat lare lresponsible lfor lproducing
l immunoglobulins
cognitive lfunction l- lAnswer-the lprocess lof lthinking
colostrum l- lAnswer-the lmilk lproduced lin lthe lfirst l2-3 ldays lafter lthe lbaby lis lborn.
l colostrum lis lhigher lin lprotein land llower lin llactose lthan lmilk lproduced lafter la lmilk
l supply lis lestablished.
cross- lsectional lstudy l- lAnswer-a lstudy lthat lmeasures lthe lcurrent ldisease land
l exposure lstatus lof lall lindividuals lin la lsample lat la lsingle ltime lpoint l(a lstudy lthat
l measures lthe lprevalence lof lbreastfeeding lat l6 lmonths lof lage)
doula l- lAnswer-an lindividual lwho lsurrounds, linteracts lwith, land laids lthe lmother lat
l any ltime lwithin lthe lperiod lthat lincludes lpregnancy, lbirth, land llactation. lmay lbe la
l relative, lfriend, lor lneighbor land lis lusually lbut lnot lnecessarily lfemale. lone lwho lgives
l psychological lencouragement land lphysical lassistance lto la lnew lmother.
epithelial lcells l- lAnswer-cells lthat lline lthe lsurface lof lthe lbody
innoceti ldeclaration l- lAnswer-on lthe lprotection, lpromotion, land lsupport lof
l breastfeeding: lpolicy lstatement ladopted lby lparticipants lat lthe lworld lhealth
l organization lUNICEF lpoliceymakers lmeeting lon lbreastfeeding la lglobal linitiative
held lin litaly l1990
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, policy lestablished lexclusive lbreastfeeding lfrom lbirth lto l4-6 lmonths lof lage las la lglobal
l goal lfor loptimal lmaternal land lchild lhealth.
la lleche lleague l- lAnswer-International, lnonprofit, lnonsectarian lorganization
l dedicated lto
providing leducation, linformation, lsupport, land lencouragement lto
l women lwho lwant lto lbreastfeed. lFounded lin l1956 lby lseven lwomen
l who lhad llearned labout lsuccessful lbreastfeeding lwhile lnursing ltheir
l own lbabies, lit lcurrently lhas lapproximately l7100 laccredited llay
l leaders lto lfacilitate lmore lthan l3000 lmonthly lmother-to-mother
l breastfeeding lsupport lgroup lmeetings laround lthe lworld
l (www.lalecheleague.org).
lactation lconsultant l- lAnswer-Health lcare lprofessional lwhose lscope lof lpractice lis
l focused lon
providing leducation land lmanagement lto lprevent land lsolve
l breastfeeding lproblems land lto lencourage la lsocial lenvironment
l that leffectively lsupports lthe lbreastfeeding lmother-infant ldyad.
l Those lwho lsuccessfully lcomplete lthe lInternational lBoard lof
l Lactation lConsultant lExaminers l(IBLCE) lcertification lprocess lare
l entitled lto luse lthe lIBCLC l(International lBoard lCertified lLactation
l Consultant) lafter ltheir lnames l(www.iblee.org).
lactogenesis l- lAnswer-another lterm lfor lhuman lmilk lproduction
l lobes l- lAnswer-rounded lstructures lof lthe lmammary lgland
macrophages l- lAnswer-a lwhite lblood lcell lthat lacts lmainly lthrough lphagocytosis
mammory lgland l- lAnswer-the lsource lof lmilk lfor loffspring, lalso lcommonly lcalled lthe
l breast. lthe lpresence lof lmammary lglands lis la lcharacteristic lof lmammals.
monovalent lion l- lAnswer-an latom lwith lan lelectrical lcharge lof l+1 lor l-1