Breastfeeding: Benefits of mother's own milk
Disease Information
Overview
The best possible food for your baby’s first several months is the one designed by nature: mother’s milk. Breast milk contains just the right balance of nutrients in the form that is most easily used by your baby’s body. The benefits of breast milk include:
- the nutrients your baby needs for normal, healthy development
- antibodies and other disease-fighting factors that help protect your baby
