Benefits of breastfeeding for mother

                

           The American Dietetic Association and American Academy of Pediatrics encourage and strongly support breastfeeding for all able mothers for the first 12 months of life and continued thereafter for as long as mutually desired. The benefits of breastfeeding for mother are listed below;

Benefits of Breastfeeding for Mother

                  Feeding infants with mother's milk will decrease the risk of
breast and ovarian cancer. Even it will promote faster shrinking of the uterus and delays the resumption of the menstrual cycle. The important fact is that it will strengthen the bond with the infant and it enhances the self-esteem in the maternal role. A regular habit of breastfeeding to the infant will reduce postpartum bleeding in the mother.

Advantages

                The advantages of breastfeeding for both mother and infant are

  • The mother will transfer certain antibodies or immune properties in human milk to her nursing infant.

  • Cow's milk contains a number of potentially allergy-causing proteins that human milk does not have and that is easier for the infant to digest which will decrease the risk of childhood obesity and heart disease.


General information about the composition of human milk

                     The human milk contains protein, carbohydrate and fat-soluble vitamins such as A and E in the major unit. Some water-soluble vitamins such as Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, Vitamin C and Folic component are also present. The minerals that found in human milk are calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, magnesium, iodine and some electrolytes like sodium, potassium and chloride.

                     Encourage women to breastfeed her infant which has mutual benefit to both the mother and the infant.

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