If you cannot find the information you are looking for here, please use our Consumer Health Information Request Form to submit a request. World Breastfeeding Week is being celebrated the week of August 1-7. Breastfeeding is recommended for babies during the first year of life. It provides many benefits for infants as well as for mothers. Breastfeeding provides health, nutritional developmental and social advantages.
Human milk is the best source of nutrition for babies.
It provides substances that protect babies from certain diseases and infections. In addition, breastfeeding helps to create the special bond between a mother and her baby. Crying is a late indicator. Exclusive breastfeeding is ideal nutrition and sufficient to support optimal growth and development for the first 6 months. Before advising against breastfeeding or recommending premature weaning, the doctor should weigh the benefits of breastfeeding against the risks of not receiving human milk.