MOTHERS who breastfeeding still shy away from
breastfeeding their babies because they think their breasts would go
flat, need to have a rethink.
In the first place, breastfeeding does not cause the
breast to go flat. Whether or not a woman breast feeds, her breasts would go
flat more as a result of ageing and other physiological processes in the body.
• Breastfeeding is the most cost effective source of
reducing infant mortality and promoting a healthy life and especially for
cognitive development.
Breastfeeding, according to paediatricians, provides
health benefits for mothers beyond emotional satisfaction. Such health benefits
include; cancer prevention, and protection from infectious diseases.
But perhaps one of the most important benefits of
breastfeeding is that it does appear to protect against breast cancer, probably
by affecting levels of estrogen in a woman’s body, Breastfeeding seems to help
prevent, or at least delay, the onset of celiac disease, possibly by
introducing tiny amounts of gluten to a baby through the mother’s milk.
In developing countries in Africa and Asia, women
breastfed each of their babies for an average of 30 months. Since breast
milk is the ideal nutrient for the new born, all women should be encouraged to
breastfeed their children for cancer prevention.
New mothers are believed to reduce their risk of
breast cancer by breastfeeding their babies, and the longer they continue, the
lower their chances of developing the diseases become.
Research shows that one other benefit of
breastfeeding babies, includes healthier immune systems and fewer breathing
difficulties. The research by epidemiolo-gist Sir Richard Doll – who discovered
the link between lung cancer and smoking – may now lead doctors to tell mothers
that breastfeeding could protect them from the disease. It was also found that
a woman’s risk fell by just over eight percent for every birth.
However, women who have breastfed experience reduced
rate of breast cancer in life, thereby providing other health benefits in their
babies including protection against celiac diseases.
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