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Breastfeeding provides infants with
the BEST NUTRITIONAL and
EMOTIONAL start for their lives.
“The World Health Organization
recommends exclusive breastfeeding for
the first 6 months followed by continued
breastfeeding and the right complementary
nutrition up to 2 years of age and beyond.”
Breastfeeding has key health benefits for infants, both short- and
long-term, and can have positive health consequences for mothers.
For Healthcare Professionals only
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The exclusive
breastfeeding rates
up to 6 months
VARY GREATLY
BETWEEN COUNTRIES.
Apart from personal
and social factors,
the local culture and
environment influence
a mum’s decisions
on breastfeeding.
DID YOU KNOW?1
Only
37%
of infants up to
6 months are
exclusively
breastfed in low-
and middle-
income countries.
BREAST MILK: WHAT’S IN IT?
Breast milk is an amazing, complex and diverse matrix of nutritional
and bioactive compounds*
BREAST MILK IS HIGHLY VARIABLE
The composition of breast milk is highly variable and tailored to
the nutritional needs of the baby.
Recent studies show that the composition of breast milk varies:
It is also about senses
BREASTFEEDING IS MORE THAN NUTRITION…
Throughout
BREASTFEEDING
STAGES3
According to
THE BABY’S
HEALTH
STATUS6
Newborns can
distinguish between
the milk of their
own mothers
and that of
unfamiliar
women by
smell alone.
During breastfeeding
infants learn about
the food
and drinks
consumed
by their
mother
through dietary
molecules present in
breast milk.
Following
mother’s
DIET AND
LIFESTYLE7
Over the
COURSE OF
ONE FEEDING4
Depending on
THE GENDER
of the infant5
MAIN BENEFITS FOR THE INFANT MAIN BENEFITS FOR THE MOTHER
PROTECTION
against
infections
REDUCED
RISK OF:
• Breast cancer,
•Ovarian cancer,
• Type II diabetes
Probable REDUCTION IN
OVERWEIGHT AND DIABETES
later in life
BACTERIA AND THEIR
METABOLITES
MAINLY WATER
PROTEINS LACTOSE
FATS
VITAMINS
MINERALS
HUMAN MILK
OLIGOSACCHARIDES
Breastfeeding
stimulates
the sense of
TASTE AND
SMELL8
* amongst other compounds
(prebiotic eect)
(probiotic and
postbiotic eects)
