o Breastfeeding lowers the danger of at least two kinds of cancer: ovarian and breast cancer. o Breastfeeding promotes child spacing because it delays ovulation and menstruation if the following criteria are met: No menstruation (amenorrhea) Fully exclusive breastfeeding; and Child is less than six (6) months old o Breastfeeding establishes bonding or closer relationship between mother and child. o Breastfeeding protects baby from illness. Antibodies in the milk protect the baby from certain illnesses. Since the milk in the mother’s breast is not contaminated compared to the possible contamination during the preparation of bottled milk, more bottle-fed babies experience bouts of diarrhea than breast-fed babies. o Breastfeeding saves money. Breastfeeding offers important economic advantages to families ( breast milk substitute are expensive, bottle feeding requires purchase of special equipment, it cost more to use milk formula than to give food supplements to the mother) 3) Other Baby Care 1) Immunization Another important area of child health care is the administration of vaccines against the preventable childhood killer diseases.
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