6. Breastfeeding
Benefits for baby Benefits for mom
It decreases the incidence of
mortality by:
● acute diarrheal disease
● acute otitis media
● atopic dermatitis
● Obesity
● allergies
● hospitalization for
respiratory infections and
asthma.
It decreases the risk of:
● breast cancer
● ovarian cancer
● type II diabetes
Prevents postpartum depression
reduces stress
7. WHAT CAN'T YOU DO?
when the mother is in treatment
with cancer medications or with
radioactive substances
Mother with infection by:
- HIV
- measles
- mumps
- rubella
- TBC
- chickenpox