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Breastfeeding:
- Bonds mother and child
- Provides the mother with a hormone-induced contentment
- Encourages efficient uterine contractions after childbirth
- Allows mothers to lose pregnancy weight and size faster
- Is convenient (the milk is pre-warmed, clean and always available)
- Is cost-effective and saves families money
- Contributes to natural family planning
- Contributes to household food security
- Fosters confidence and promotes self-esteem
- Reduces the incidence of urinary tract infections
- Is protective against cancer (breast, ovarian, cervical)
- Lowers the incidence of chronic hepatitis
- Reduces the risk of osteoporosis
- Reduces the requirements of insulin for lactating diabetic mothers
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