Reduces risk of developing certain health conditions

• Type 2 diabetes
• Osteoporosis
• Heart disease
• Uterine, Ovarian and Breast cancer
• Hypertension (High blood pressure)
• Alzheimer’s disease

It also reduces risk of developing postpartum depression by fostering a sense of accomplishment. Thus, promoting parent-infant bonding. When you breastfeed/chestfeed, your body makes the hormones prolactin and oxytocin.