Is breastfeeding beneficial for the mother as well?
Is breastfeeding beneficial for the mother as well?
Is breastfeeding beneficial for the mother as well?
Most mothers know that breastfeeding is more beneficial to the health of their children than formula, but doctors rarely explain the benefits of breastfeeding to mothers as well.
The American New York Times reported – on a study published in the Journal of Breastfeeding Medicine – that breastfeeding reduces the mother’s risk of breast cancer by 4.3 percent for every 12 months of breastfeeding, and by 7 percent for every newborn.
The newspaper stated that breastfeeding has protective properties against a group of the most dangerous tumors, adding that it also reduces the chances of developing ovarian cancer.
The New York Times reported that breastfeeding also helps prevent type 2 diabetes and arthritis and may improve cardiovascular health.
The study, published in the Journal of Breastfeeding Medicine, relied on 724 women between the ages of 18 and 50 who had given birth at least once, and most of them relied on breastfeeding.
