Breastfeeding, your child and you Although extended breastfeeding raises eyebrows in our culture, the world average age for weaning is 4.2 years. The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding (that is, no fluids or food other than breast milk) for the first six months of life and that infants continue to be breastfed for up to two years of age and beyond. Mothers, too, benefit from extended breastfeeding. Women who breastfeed for a lifetime total of two years reduce their risks of developing breast cancer by 50 percent . The risk among mothers who breastfeed for a total of six years or more is reduced by two-thirds, and because maternal bone density increases with each child who is nursed, breastfeeding mothers experience less osteoporosis in later life.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 21:28:49 +0000
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