Amata ni isoko ikomeye yintungamubiri, harimo proteyine, karubone, amavuta, vitamine n'imyunyu ngugu. Itanga umwana w'intama imbaraga zikenewe mubikorwa bya buri munsi kandi igashyigikira sisitemu yumubiri. Ifunguro rya Colostrum: Amata yambere ni amata yambere akorwa nintama nyuma yo kubyara. Ifite intungamubiri kandi ikungahaye kuri antibodies, zishimangira ubudahangarwa bw'intama kandi zikabarinda indwara n'indwara. Kugaburira intama mu ntama mu masaha ya mbere y'ubuzima bwabo ni ingenzi mu mibereho yabo no ku buzima bw'igihe kirekire. Inzibacyuho ivuye mu mashereka: Buhoro buhoro, abana b'intama batangira kuva mu kwishingikiriza ku mata yonsa no kurya ibiryo bikomeye. Gutanga amata yinyongera muriki cyiciro bifasha guca icyuho cyimirire no kwemeza imirire ihagije kugeza igihe umwana wintama ushoboye kwishingikiriza kumirire ikomeye. Abana b'imfubyi b'imfubyi cyangwa banze: Rimwe na rimwe abana b'intama barashobora kuba impfubyi cyangwa bakangwa na nyina, bakabasiga badafite amata. Muri iki gihe, kugaburira intoki ni ngombwa kugirango babeho. Kugaburira amacupa bituma abarezi batanga imirire ikenewe kandi bakita kumikurire myiza yintama. Gukura no kwiyongera ibiro: Kugaburira buri gihe bigira uruhare mu mikurire isanzwe no kwiyongera kwintama. Ifasha iterambere ryamagufwa n imitsi, bigatuma ikomera kandi ikagira ubuzima bwiza. Imirire ihagije mubyiciro byambere irashobora guteza imbere ibiro bikwiye, biganisha kubuzima bwiza muri rusange no gutanga umusaruro mubukure. Guhuza no gusabana: Intama zigaburira intoki zitera ubumwe hagati yabarezi babo. Guhuza umubiri hafi mugihe cyo kugaburira biteza kwizerana no gusabana, bigatuma abana b'intama boroherwa kandi bamenyereye imikoranire yabantu. Ibi ni ngombwa cyane cyane niba umwana wintama wagenewe kuba itungo cyangwa gukoreshwa mubikorwa byubuhinzi. Kurokoka mubihe bigoye: Mubihe bimwe na bimwe, nkikirere kibi cyangwa amahirwe yo kurisha make, abana b'intama barashobora gusaba amata yinyongera kugirango babone ibyo bakeneye. Ibi bituma babaho kandi birinda imirire mibi cyangwa gukura kudindiza. Mu gusoza, kugaburira amata yintama ningirakamaro mubyo bakeneye byimirire, gukura neza no kumererwa neza muri rusange. Haba kuzuza icyuho cyintungamubiri, kwishyura indishyi zamata, cyangwa guteza imbere ubumwe, gutanga amata nikintu cyingenzi cyo korora intama nzima, zitera imbere.
