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Identify and Explain Some of the Benefits of Breastfeeding

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Identify and explain some of the benefits of breastfeeding. What are some of the challenges associated with breastfeeding?


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Lumbar Enlargement

A widened area of the spinal cord that gives rise to nerves which innervate the lower limbs.

Cauda Equina

A bundle of spinal nerves and spinal nerve rootlets at the lower end of the spinal cord, resembling a horse's tail.

Reticular Activating System

A network of neurons located in the brainstem that plays a key role in regulating wakefulness and sleep-wake transitions.

Peripheral Nervous System

The peripheral nervous system is the part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord, connecting the central nervous system to limbs and organs.

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