Breast milk contains immunities to diseases and aids in the development of baby's immune system
Formula provides neither of these benefits. According to a study reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, fully bottle-fed infants were hospitalized with infectious diseases 10 times more often and spent 10 times more days in hospital during the first year of life than fully breastfed infants.
Breastfeeding protects against intestinal disorder
In a Manchester study, out of 170 babies under 6 months old admitted to a hospital with gastro-enteritis, only one baby was being breastfed.
Breast milk lowers risk of developing asthma
According to study published in Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine in July 1995, breastfed babies have a lower risk for developing recurrent wheezing when they are older (age 6 or more).
Breastfeeding protects baby against diarrhoeal infections
Diarrhoea is a major killer of infants and toddlers, and the main cause of diarrhoea is a bottle-feeding. Breastfeeding is the best way to prevent diarrhoea. Studies have shown that babies who are breastfed exclusively have a lower incidence of diarrhoea.
Breastfeeding protects baby against bacterial meningitis.
Breastfeeding protects baby against respiratory infections
in one study of babies treated with respiratory infections in a Newcastle hospital, it was found that only 1 in 14 was being breastfed, compared with 1 in 4 among healthy babies outside the hospital.
Breastfeeding decease chances of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Preliminary data from the University of North Caroline/Duke University researches indicates breastfed children were only 40% as likely to develop juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
