List 5 benefits of breastfeeding to mothers and infants.

The major five benefits of breastfeeding are as follows:

1. Breast milk provides ideal nutrition for babies:

It is found that in breast milk there is a thick yellowish fluid called colostrum which includes the right proportion of the proteins, sugar and other nutrition which helps in maintaining the growth and health of an infant.

2. Breast milk contains important antibodies:

There are antibodies found in the milk of the mother that lower the risk of disease in infants. It is found that antibodies like IgA and fluid that helps in increasing immunity in babies.

3. Breastfeeding may reduce disease risk:

Breastfeeding lowers the risk of disease in the baby and the mother both such as diabetes, ear infection, gut and bowel problems, SIDS, and many more.

4. Breast milk promotes baby's healthy weight:

Breastfeeding helps in maintaining and providing the nutrition which helps to develop and gain weight.

5. Breastfeeding may make children smarter: