WHY BREASTFEED : BENEFITS FOR YOU AND YOUR BABY DR SHAGUFTA KAZI Breastfeeding has several benefits. Benefits not only for mothers, babies, but also helps society.Let’s know how Breastfeeding helping in building a healthy community. Mothers milk not only contains the vital nutrients and vitamins, it is full of immunoglobulins that protect babies against several diseases. Breastfeeding immediately after birth is important because new-borns have immature immune system. This is why Breastfeeding is also called “the first vaccine’. The mothers milk has the right balance of nutrients, such as proteins, fat, vitamins, and minerals needed by the little one. It’s easily digestible and doesn’t typically cause constipation, diarrhoea or digestive problems. Also the breast milk composition and volume slowly adapt itself to meet the baby’s changing feeding needs, so you won’t have to worry about how much needs to be fed. Colostrum the first milk that your body produce...
● DrShaguftaKazi - A gynae doctor working in Govt health sector , is Lamaze international childbirth Educator and Researcher. ● A well known cerifited Lactation counsellor. ● Founder BPNK - Breastfeeding Promotion Network of Kashmir ● Visit her at Www.birthkashmir.com ● She writes on Health in different newspapers across . Brought up in bangluru she has worked in Metropolitan city with different hospitals before joining health deptt.