Benefit of Breast-feeding.
Over the year’s mothers
with breastfeeding “hurtles” has been a part of my life as a home health nurse. It is very enjoyable to see the
process of breastfeeding and the growing joy when both baby and mother getting used to it.
In this article I will mention
some of the benefits of breastfeeding mentioned in research and from my own observation.
Breast-feeding for even a couple
of months lowers the odds of getting leukemia. ( Marilyn Kwan, MD, in journal of Public Health reports.). The risk is 24 %
less if breastfeeding longer term. More benefits of breast-feeding are:
The same counts for asthma and
allergies.
Children who are breast-fed develop
less obesity.
The changes of ear infection
are smaller and baby’s receiving more immunity from the mother through breastfeeding. American Academy of Pediatrics Work Group on Breastfeeding, Pediatrics 100:1035-1039,
1997)].
In this society where most women have to work to make ends meet it is a real effort to breast-feed. Many
European countries allow parents for a leave of absent to take care of the baby. The first year is so vital
