Just in case all of the other benefits of breastfeeding weren't enough, it also reduces a woman's risk of developing breast, uterine, ovarian, and endometrial cancers.
Not only that, but women who were breastfed as infants, even if only for a short time, showed an approximate 25% lower risk of developing breast cancer, compared to women who were bottle-fed as an infant.
Is it any coincidence that the US breast cancer rates are finally plateauing just as the US breastfeeding rates hit a record high? I think not. (Sadly, only 11% of those women are still breastfeeding at 6 months, but that's a whole 'nother post for another day.)
See these articles for more information about how breastfeeding benefits mothers:
NY Times: Breast-Feeding Benefits Mothers
Dr. Sears: 7 Ways Breastfeeding Benefits Mothers
American Cancer Society: Breastfeeding Can Reduce a Woman's Risk of Breast Cancer
Breastfeeding.com: You Will Have Less Chance of Breast Cancer and Other Cancers
The total amount of time that a woman spends breastfeeding over her lifetime is inversely proportional to her risk of breast cancer.
Not only that, but women who were breastfed as infants, even if only for a short time, showed an approximate 25% lower risk of developing breast cancer, compared to women who were bottle-fed as an infant.
Is it any coincidence that the US breast cancer rates are finally plateauing just as the US breastfeeding rates hit a record high? I think not. (Sadly, only 11% of those women are still breastfeeding at 6 months, but that's a whole 'nother post for another day.)
See these articles for more information about how breastfeeding benefits mothers:
NY Times: Breast-Feeding Benefits Mothers
Dr. Sears: 7 Ways Breastfeeding Benefits Mothers
American Cancer Society: Breastfeeding Can Reduce a Woman's Risk of Breast Cancer
Breastfeeding.com: You Will Have Less Chance of Breast Cancer and Other Cancers
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