Breastfeeding has long been championed by doctors and other health professionals for many reasons, the main reason being that the baby needs the nutrients from the mother’s milk. A recent study has shown that more than benefiting the baby, breastfeeding can actually bring about some good things for the mother as well.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have conducted a study which yielded the following data:
-Breastfeeding can lower the risk of heart attack and other related diseases
-Breastfeeding can lower the risk of stroke.
These benefits might be had if a mother breastfeeds for a year. More than these two major illnesses, however, breastfeeding can also have a positive effect regarding other conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol levels, and high blood pressure. As you may have surmised by now, these conditions are closely related to heart attacks and strokes.
The U.S. Surgeon General “recommends that babies be fed exclusively with breast milk for the first six months of life, but “the longer women nurse their babies, the better for both of their health,” says lead study author Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine, epidemiology, obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Health Care in Pennsylvania.”
I guess you know what this means, huh? More mothers should opt for breastfeeding rather than using formula. Then again, should is the operative word here. At the end of the day, the decision rests on the mother.
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母乳喂养对妈妈们有益
医生和其他健康专家长期以来一直主张用母乳喂养婴儿。原因有很多，其中主要的一个是婴儿需要来自母乳的营养。一项新近的研究表明，母乳喂养不仅使婴儿们受益，事实上，也给母亲们带来了好处。
匹兹堡大学的研究人员做了一项研究，得到以下数据：
——母乳喂养可以降低患心脏病和其他相关疾病的风险
——母乳喂养可以降低中风的风险
如果一个母亲哺乳一年，她就可能获得这些益处。尽管如此，除了这两种主要疾病以外，母乳喂养对其他的（疾病）状况也有积极的作用，例如糖尿病、高胆固醇血症和高血压。正像你现在所推测的那样，这些（疾病）与心脏病、中风密切相关。
美国公共卫生部部长“建议婴儿们在出生后的前六个月只用母乳喂养”，但是，这项研究的主要研究员Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D.说，“母亲哺育婴儿的时间越长，对双方的身体健康就越有益”。 Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D.来自宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡大学卫生保健中心，他是医学、流行病学、产科学、妇科医学和生殖科学方面的助理教授。
我想你知道这意味着什么吧？更多的母亲应该选择母乳喂养，而不是给婴儿喝配方奶。还有，“应该”用在这里最合适不过了。（毕竟）最后，决定还是在于母亲。