August is World Breastfeeding Month, and state and local health agencies are encouraging mothers to breastfeed babies beyond 6 months of age.
Allison Adams, health educator and program director for Buffalo Trace District Health Department, said breastfeeding provides several benefits for both mother and child.
Breast milk builds stronger immune systems, so breastfed babies may have fewer illnesses overall and fewer hospitilizations.
Breastfeeding also lowers the risk of breast, ovarian and uterine cancer, and decreases the chance of osteoporosis for the mother.
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