Breast Feeding For Change:
Our Health, Environment and Economy.
Did you know that if you breast feed, you can help
boost the economy, clean up the environment and be
a part of the real health care reform?
It's all true. When you breast feed there is no need
for formula containers which means less trash for the
environment. When you breast feed there's no need for
a bottle (unless you're pumping) and there's no need
to use energy to heat up formula. There's no water
needed either so this means you are conserving energy
and water.
In addition, we are creating healthier babies, which
means less car trips to the doctors for ear infections,
colds and viruses and you know what that means ...
less gas fumes from our cars. And don't forget that
when the babies are healthy, the insurance rates and
health care costs can be lowered because we are creating
healthier people. Just take a look at the list above
to see the many ways in which breast feeding can keep
us out of the hospitals.
We
Must Increase These Numbers.
Besides
the benefits of the breast milk, the initial skin to
skin contact for baby and mother is vital. In different
countries they have made skin to skin contact, breast
feeding an not clamping the cord immediately a new
part of their routine. Studies have also shown that
vernix (the creamy substance on the babies skin after
birth) contains antimicrobial proteins that are active
against group B streptococcus and E. coli. Delaying
the bath and keeping your newborn until breastfeeding
is established, may prevent infections caused by these
bacteria. |
