Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of stroke

Breastfeeding has many benefits for the baby, says the mother, because a new study shows that breastfeeding can reduce the risk of stroke for mothers.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that women who breastfed one or more children had fewer postmenopausal strokes than women who had never breastfed, including 191 women, all born in the United States. less once.

The study also indicates that breastfeeding is one of the factors that can reduce the risk of stroke in the long term: the rate of decrease in the incidence of women who have breastfed their children from one month to six months is 19%, while the rate of decrease in infection among women who have continued to breastfeed for more than 13 months to 23%.

The researchers recommended breastfeeding mothers for at least six months.If the mother is unable to breastfeed, other factors are taken into account to prevent the risk of stroke, such as exercise, a balanced diet, abstinence, blood, cholesterol and sugar at healthy levels.