7 reasons to keep breastfeeding

7 reasons to keep breastfeeding

8 to 12 months
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Aug 16, 2024
1 min

Breastfeeding beyond 6 months has many benefits for you and your baby. Discover them!

Are you wondering how long to breastfeed your baby? Here are some 7 reasons to continue breastfeeding.

Don’t Want to Breastfeed Anymore – Find Inspiration

Sources

Horta B, Victora C. Long-term effects of breastfeeding. A systematic review. WHO 2013. Available at: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/79198/1/9789241505307_eng.pdf (Accessed December 21 2017)

http://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/infant-and-young-child-feeding/# (Accessed December 21 2017) UNICEF 2016 From the first hour of life. Key findings report. Full report at:

Victora CG, Bahl R, Barrios AJ et al. Lancet Breastfeeding Series Group. Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect. Lancet 2016; 387(10017):475-90.

World Health Organization. Infant and young child feeding: Model chapter for textbooks for medical students and allied health professionals. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2009.

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