Breastfeeding creates a special, close, emotional bond; provides essential, balanced nutrients; is cost-effective; and offers short- and long-term health benefits for both babies and mothers. 

The protection that a mother’s breast milk provides is specific to her baby and actually changes to meet her baby’s needs. Because breast milk contains hormones and cells that fight germs, breastfeeding helps protect infants from many health problems.

Five great benefits of Breastfeeding

1.  Breast milk is the best source of nutrition for most babies. 

2.  Breastfeeding can help protect babies against some short- and long-term illnesses and diseases. 

3.  Breastmilk shares antibodies from the mother with her baby. 

4.  Mothers can breastfeed anytime and anywhere. 

5.  Breastfeeding can reduce the mother’s risk of breast and ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure.