Get enough exercise and eat healthy foods. Don't start pregnancy overweight or underweight. GO for a pre-pregnancy check up. Get treatment for problems like diabetes, high blood pressure or sexually transmitted infections which could harm the baby or get worse during pregnancy. Seek help for problems like depression or abuse before you get pregnant.
Breast milk offers superior infant nutrition.
Breastfeeding reduces an infant's risk of food allergy. Breastfeeding may have a long-term positive effect on an infant's immune system. Breastfeeding helps the mothers' uterus return to its pre-pregnancy size more quickly. Breastfeeding is more convenient and less expensive than bottle feeding. Employers and communities benefit from healthier infants and children and less parent absenteeism from work.