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infant
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infant
1. Law another word for minor
2. Brit a young schoolchild, usually under the age of seven
3. Law of or relating to the legal status of infancy

infant [′in·fənt]
(anthropology)
A baby; child under 2 years of age.
An individual under legal age.


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Participation in a peer counseling program aimed at encouraging breast-feeding was associated with elevated rates of breastfeeding at 12 weeks among women who bore premature infants at an inner-city hospital in 2001-2004.
The effect of light environment on infants has been already found in the case of premature infants needing incubators.
LANCASTER - While medical science has shown that breast milk is best for newborns, mothers of very premature infants aren't always able to produce enough milk to feed their babies at birth.
 
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