Choose...all womenfew womennearly allnone of the above can breastfeed. The final stages in breast tissue that make milk production possible occur Choose...soon after birthat pubertyseveral years after the onset of pubertyduring pregnancy. During the first two or three days after birth, an infant receives immature milk that is high in protein and immunoglobins called Choose...colostrumtransitional milkprolactinoxytocin. The Choose...let-down reflexsuckling reflexapgar reflexprolactin reflex is the reflex that allows milk to flow from the breast. It is initiated when the infant begins sucking on the breast, but can also be stimulated by hearing the baby cry or thinking about the baby.

For the infant, breastfeeding has been shown to Choose...reduce the incidence of gastrointestinal infectionsreduce the incidence of ear infectionsreduce the incidence of respiratory infectionsall of the above. For a mother, breastfeeding Choose...may reduce her disease riskreduce the incidence of gastrointestinal infectionsreduce the incidence of ear infectionsnone of the above. Breastfeeding also stimulate Choose...ovulationestrogen lossuterine contractionsgastrointestinal movement, which can help control Choose...blood lossestrogen lossloss of bone densityall of the above.