Section 9(a) in The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles And Infant Foods (Regulation Of Production, Supply And Distribution) Rules, 1993
(a)the following details of advantages, as also nutritional superiority of breast-feeding:-(i)immediately after delivery, breast milk is yellowish and sticky. This milk is called colostrum, which is secreted during the first week of delivery. Colostrum is more nutritious than mature milk because it contains more protein, more anti-infective properties which are of great importance for the infant 's defence against dangerous neo-natal infections. It also contains higher levels of Vitamin "A ";(A)is a complete and balanced food and provides all the nutrients needed by the infant [for the first six months of life] [ Substituted by G.S.R. 959(E), dated 19.12.2003 (w.e.f. 1.1.2004).];(B)has anti-infective properties that protect the infants from infection in the early months;(C)is always available;(D)needs no utensils or water (which might carry germs) or fuel for its preparation;(iii)breast-feeding is much cheaper than feeding infant milk substitutes as the cost of the extra food needed by the mother is negligible compared to the cost of feeding infant milk substitutes;(iv)mothers who breast-feed usually have longer periods of infertility after child birth than non-lactators;(ii)breast milk-
