The protective effect
of breastfeeding increases with exclusivity.73 However, any breastfeeding has been shown to be more protective against SIDS than no breastfeeding.73
As the amount of a baby's nourishment coming
from breastfeeding increases, and the length of time its mother breastfeeds grows, baby's risk of pneumonia, colds, leukemia and throat and ear infections goes down, author Karen Bonuck told Reuters Health.
Though the specific physiological mechanisms are not known, Countouris noted that one hypothesis is that
breastfeeding increases expression of the hormone oxytocin, which can lower blood pressure.
In Brazil, the length of
breastfeeding increased dramatically from 2.5 months in 1974 - 75 (one of the shortest in any low - or middle - income country) to 14 months in 2006 - 07 due to a combination of policy, health service, civil society, and mass media initiatives.
Data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the percentage of moms who
breastfeed increases greatly in older moms.
Although parental education, income and social status are known to increase children's IQs, the researchers found that
breastfeeding increased intelligence levels even after these factors and 10 others were controlled for statistically.
Breastfeeding USA also explained that experiencing difficulty
while breastfeeding increases a woman's likelihood of developing postpartum depression.
The success rate of breastfeeding decreases ∼ 25 % and the need to
supplement breastfeeding increases 19 % in young women with hypoplastic breasts after augmentation mammaplasty, irrespective of whether a periareolar or inframammary approach is used.
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Though the specific physiological mechanisms are not known, Countouris noted that one hypothesis is that
breastfeeding increases expression of the hormone oxytocin, which can lower blood pressure.
However, some recent studies support the hypothesis that an additional effect of postnatal exposure through breastfeeding is likely.20 We have observed in the infants of this population that those
who breastfed increased their concentrations of organochlorine chemicals during the first weeks of life (N. Ribas - Fitó, submitted for publication).
«When hospitals begin to use donor milk, the awareness and the importance of
breastfeeding increase and more women breastfeed.»
In addition to being smarter, a variety of studies have demonstrated that
breastfeeding increases a child's immunity to disease and infection.
That's in part thanks to pushes from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the WHO to normalize breastfeeding and increase breastfeeding rates worldwide, citing the immunological benefits of breast milk and the fact that
breastfeeding increases the bond between mother and child.
Based on the belief that
breastfeeding increases the risk for infant caries, some researchers and healthcare professionals have recommended that infants be weaned with the eruption of the first deciduous tooth.
If the mother has an active case of tuberculosis,
breastfeeding increases the risk of infection due to the frequent and intimate contact with the infant.
Breastfeeding increases the effectiveness of immunizations, increasing the protection against polio, tetanus, and diphtheria vaccines.1, 7
From 3 months to 12 months postpartum,
breastfeeding increases the rate of weight loss in most nursing mothers.7, 12
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Breastfeeding increases the body's threshold for stress, likely through oxytocin and prolactin levels, making moms more stress - resistant,» says Jennifer Hahn - Holbrook, Ph.D., one of the study's authors.
The percentage of babies who start out
breastfeeding increased to more than 82 % surpassing the U.S. Government's Healthy People 2020 goal of 81.9 % initiation rate.
Diabetes incidence decreased proportionately as duration of
breastfeeding increased, regardless of gestational diabetes, race, body size, lifestyle behaviors, as well as metabolic risk factors taken into account prior to pregnancy, which implies that it's possible the underlying mechanism could be biological.