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Breastfeeding Benefits
- Breastmilk is superior infant food. It contains all the necessary nutrients in the right proportions for the ideal growth and development of your baby.
- Breastmilk helps to keep your baby healthy by giving him natural immunity to viruses and bacterial infections. The early milk called "colostrum" is especially rich in certain nutrients and infection-fighting substances.
- Breastmilk is sterile, easy to digest, and always served at the perfect temperature.
- Breastfeeding promotes jaw, teeth and speech development, and enhances your baby's brain growth.
- Breastfeeding reduces the risk of obesity.
- Breastfeeding provides early visual and physical contact, and enhances critical early bonding of baby and parent that lasts a lifetime.