{"id":198,"date":"2023-03-29T02:46:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T02:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drasthadayal.com\/blogs\/?p=198"},"modified":"2025-09-01T07:41:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:41:47","slug":"the-incredible-benefits-of-breastfeeding-for-babies-and-mothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drasthadayal.com\/blogs\/the-incredible-benefits-of-breastfeeding-for-babies-and-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Incredible Benefits of Breastfeeding for Babies and Mothers<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How is breastfeeding beneficial for mothers and babies?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Breast milk is one of the best gifts a mother can give to her baby. A new comprehensive report published <\/strong>in The Lancet<\/strong> suggests that breast-feeding to near-universal levels could save 820,000 children’s lives a year around the world, preventing 13% of deaths of children below five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits to the baby<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Breast milk may be regarded as the baby’s first vaccine. It protects the infant from diseases and builds immunity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Up to one third of respiratory infections and almost half of all diarrhea episodes could be avoided in low- and middle-income countries through breast-feeding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. It cuts the risk of sudden infant deaths by more than one-third In the high-income countries<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Children breast fed for a longer duration has been found to have higher intelligence<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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