Tri-County Health Department celebrated World Breastfeeding Month with a special day to honor their 370 clients who have exclusively breastfed their babies within the past year. As a reward, the women received a spa day that included a facial, massage, healthy snacks and prizes donated by local merchants.
"Breastfeeding has numerous health benefits for babies and moms, so encouraging mothers to nurse is a win-win situation from a public health standpoint," states Anne Bennett, Director or Nutrition at Tri-County Health Department. " Exclusively breastfed babies are less likely to have food allergies and related problems such as diarrhea, vomiting, stomach infections and respiratory infections."
"Breastfeeding also helps new moms lose their pregnancy weight. Breastfeeding burns over 500 calories a day for the women who don't supplement with formula. It takes the average woman two hours of aerobic activity, such as moderate walking, to burn 500 calories," Bennett added. "Scientific research also suggests that breastfeeding might reduce the mother's risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and osteoporosis."
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