You want to breastfeed your adopted baby. You have any questions or problems related to breastfeeding. Mothers receive immediate health benefits including reduced bleeding after birth and a quicker return to their prepregnancy physical condition. Breastfeeding reduces a mother's risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Studies show higher IQs and less tooth decay associated with children who have been breastfed.
Breastfed babies have less heart disease and cancer later in life.
The World Health Organization estimates that more than 1.5 million infant deaths could be avoided every year if all babies were breastfed.