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Breastfed babies:
- Get sick less often and get illnesses that are less severe
- Are hospitalized less often and have a lower rate of mortality
- Have a lower risk of diarrheal disease
- Have a lower incidence of gastrointestinal illness
- Have a lower risk of urinary tract infections
- Have a lower incidence of respiratory disease
- Have a lower incidence of otitis media (ear infections)
- Have a lower incidence of allergies
- Have lower rates of obesity
- Have a lower incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- Have fewer learning and behavior difficulties
- Have a lower rate of pneumonia, neonatal sepsis, and giardia

Breastfeeding:
- Helps bond mother and child
- Confers passive immunity
- Is protective against measles and other communicable diseases
- Provides optimal growth and neurological development
- Prevents malocclusion/leads to better teeth/jaw development
- Protects against hypothermia
- Provides partial protection against necrotising entercolitis
- Provides major protection against bacteremia and meningitis
- Reduces the incidence of childhood lymphoma
- Enhances visual development
- Provides protection against neonatal sepsis
- Is less risky for premature babies and low birth weight babies

Af Breast is Best Fact Sheet

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