Several studies have shown the protective effects of breastfeeding both for the babies and mothers. Apart from providing long-term health benefits to the babies, breastfeeding reduces the risk of developing breast cancer, researchers revealed. A study by the Cancer Research UK analyzed 47 published studies with subjects of nearly 150,000 from 30 countries...
Breastfeeding is highly advised for all lactating mothers, yet a lot of people are still unaware of the importance of breastfeeding. What very few people realize is that breastfeeding can offer protection against infection in infants. Dr. Philipp Novales-Li , a medical columnist and practicing physician said "In most cases, 10 percent of neonates are exposed to germs during childbirth and all neonates do not have sufficient defenses to combat these germs, as they are immunologically immature at birth...
