When some mothers decide not to breastfeed, they should not be looked down on because the breastfeeding decision is a personal matter. Many persons do not want to do it and some persons are not able to do it. Some reasons why some mothers do not want to breastfeed is because they have financial limitations and want to return as quickly as possible to work. Some cannot breastfeed their babies because they have medical conditions that would not encourage their doing so. Despite these facts, the author states that many people do not know that breastfeeding their babies can give them numerous health benefits. And a new study has discovered that health care providers are not helping matters because they fail to tell their patients about these health benefits. The study was conducted in Ohio and investigated 763 new moms for the benefits that can be gotten from breastfeeding. About 16 percent of the participants interviewed and investigated stated that they do not know that health benefits are associated with breastfeeding although they breastfed their babies. Experts have identified this trend as a huge problem and believe that many health care providers should be informing mothers of these benefits like reducing cancer.

Key Takeaways:

• Many women would rather not breastfeed their babies due to several factors which might include work and doctors have realized that this decision is a personal one.
• A study was conducted by researchers in Ohio and it sought to find out the relationship between breastfeeding and risks to cancer by investigating 763 new moms.
• A lead author of the study found that the thought of making mothers to breastfeed is a huge problem and this is principally because they don’t know the benefits.

“However, breastfeeding offers innumerable health benefits, one of which is a lowered risk of cancer.”

Read more: https://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/1141879/breastfeeding-reduces-cancer-risk/