Nutrition

Question 1

Give six advantages of breast feeding

Answer 1

1) Helps mothers establish an intimate loving relationship with their babies
2) Reduced risk of breast cancer in mothers who breastfeed
3) Baby is less likely to become obese and develop diabetes & hypertension in later life.
4) Provides the baby with some immunity against infection (GI infections, LRTIs and otitis media all occur less commonly in breast-fed babies).
5) Reduced incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants.
6) Breastfeeding has a positive effect on a child’s IQ.