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Benefits of breastfeeding

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For the baby:
- optimal brain development
- reduces the risk of atopical disease: eczema, asthma
- reduces the risk of infection
- enhance immunity
- reduces the risk of childhood obesity
For the mother:
- convenience, cost, lack of contamination
-reduces the risk of maternal breast and ovarian cancer
- reduces the risk of postnatal depression and type 2 diabetes

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Factors that could affect the initiation of breastfeeding

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  • Medical condition of the mother or newborn
  • Lack Of knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding
  • cultural barriers: family influence, peer pressure
  • Desire for paternal involvement
  • lack of support from healthcare professionals