Benefits for Baby

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization, the following information has been deemed true when babies are breastfed:

• The risk of ear infections is reduced 50%
• The risk of serious colds as well as ear and throat infections are reduced by 63%
• The risk of SIDS is reduced by 36%
• The risk of clinical asthma and eczema are reduced by 27%
• The risk of inflammatory bowel disease is reduced by 31 %
• There is a 15%-30% reduction in obesity rates
• There is up to a 30% reduction in Type I Diabetes