Mom Who Gives Exclusive breastfeeding Avoid These Diseases

Jakarta, breast milk is the essential nutrients needed by the baby, at least during the initial 6 months of life. But not many babies in Indonesia are getting enough milk exclusively. The reason is, the mothers do not have time to breastfeed because of busy work. Though many health benefits gained by mothers to breastfeed their babies.

"Breastfeeding correctly is the first step to improve the quality and quality of life of the child's mother later in the day. However work is a major cause of mother can not breastfeed properly," said Dr. Utami Roesli, SpA chairman of the Indonesian Lactation Center in the seminar 'Tips for Breastfeeding Success Working mothers' in Building Kemenkes RI, Jl HR Rasuna Said, Jakarta, and was written on Monday (17/12/2012) ..
According to Dr. Utami, work is not the reason for the mother so as not to breastfeed her baby. Mother can be flushed her milk at work and store it in the refrigerator to be given to the baby at home. Instead of nothing, because breastfeeding is actually also very important for the health of the mother.
There are plenty of studies that describe the benefits of breastfeeding for the mother, among others, the following:
1. Reducing the risk of uterine cancerA Japanese study involving 155 people and mothers with cervical cancer compared with 99 mothers who did not have cervical cancer. The results found that the highest cancer risk was found in women who have given birth but not to breastfeed their babies.
The researchers then concluded that breastfeeding may lower the risk of uterine cancer. The research was published in Jornal of Experimental Medicine in 2006.
2. Reducing the risk of rheumatoid arthritisA study published in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism 2004 conducted on 121,700 mothers. The results found that breastfeeding for more than 12 months reduces the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. The less time spent breastfeeding unrtuk, stricken with rheumatoid arthritis risk will be higher.
3. Reducing the risk of maternal diabetesA study in 2006 to 150,000 people every year women find that breastfeeding can reduce a mother's risk of diabetes by 15 percent menderta. The longer the breastfeeding, the risk of diabetes is also getting smaller. The study, published the Journal of American Medicine Association, concluded that breastfeeding can reduce the risk of type II diabetes in the old days.
4. Reducing the risk of osteoporosisA 2005 study published journal Acta Othopaedica confirmed that breastfeeding for a long time associated with reduced strength of bone mineral and fracture risk rulang.
5. Reducing the risk of being overweightPregnant women often experience weight gain after childbirth. Breastfed babies seem to help restore a woman's body size as before. In a study published the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition of the 405 mothers in Brazil, researchers found there is a reduction in weight as much as 0.44 kg per month due to breastfeeding.
6. Reduce stress and anxietyThe research published the journal Biological Research of Nursing in 2005 explained that breastfeeding is good for mental health of the mother. The researchers compared 84 mothers who exclusively breastfeed their babies and 99 mothers who formula feed as well as 30 healthy women who do not give birth. Overall, mothers who breastfeed have a feeling a lot more positive and doing positive things.
Sources: http://health.detik.com/read/2012/12/17/100147/2120144/764/