6 Reasons To Breastfeed Your Baby
Breastfeeding ensures the best possible start to a baby’s health, growth and development. It provides valuable short and long-term health benefits for babies and mothers. Breastfeeding protects against gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses, as well as ear infections, which can affect a baby’s ability to thrive in the earliest months of life. The health advantages of breastfeeding also translate into benefits for the health system. Evidence shows that breastfeeding positively affects the incidence of chronic disease, including obesity rates, at the population level and is therefore of great significance to public health po