National Breastfeeding Month: Show Your Support


- Breastfeeding is good for both baby and mother– research has shown that breast milk is the best possible food for an infant for the first six months of life. Breast milk contains the right balance of nutrients, customized specifically for the nursing infant, and boosts the baby’s immune and digestive system with antibodies and good bacteria. For nursing mothers, reduction have been seen in risk factors associated with certain cancers, as well as the all-important fostering of emotional bond with the newborn.
- Promotes lifelong positive health outcomes– Corollary data suggests increases in intelligence and lower risk of chronic disease in breastfed babies; likely the result of the presence of antibodies not found in infant formula.
- Reduced infant mortality rates– from the journal, Pediatrics, if 90% of families exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, nearly 1,000 infant deaths could be prevented each year.