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Friday, 01 June 2007 00:00 |
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Breastfeeding is known to boost an infant’s health— and now it seems it may be good for the mother as well.
In a study of 96,648 nurses who gave birth between 1986 and 2002, those who had spent at least two years breastfeeding were 19% less likely to suffer a heart attack than those who had not breastfed at all. The leader of the study in New Scientist journal, Alison Steube of the Harvard Medical School, said that nursing a newborn may help a mother’s metabolism switch from pregnancy mode back to normal. “Ultimately, when you decide to breastfeed your baby, what’s foremost in your mind is not whether it will prevent you having a heart attack, but that it will be the best nutritional choice for your baby and an incredible bonding experience.”
 This article appeared in Pathways to Family Wellness magazine, Issue #14.
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