- Summayyah's Garden

Salamu aliykum wa rahmat'Allah, Here are a few conclusions come to by modern medicine and study that again confirm the wisdom of Allah the exalted and the completness and perfection of Islam.

Breastfed babies:

• Get sick less often and get less severe illnesses
• Are hospitalized less often and have a lower rate of mortality
• Have a lower risk of diarrheal disease
• Have a lower incidence of gastrointestinal illness
• Have a lower risk of urinary tract infections
• Have a lower incidence of respiratory disease
• Have a lower incidence of otitis media ear infections
• Have al lower incidence of allergies
• Have a lower rate of pneumonia
• Have lower rates of obesity
• Have a lower incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome   (SIDS)
• Have fewer learning and behavior difficulties

Breastfeeding:

• Helps bond mother and child
• Confers passive immunity
• Is protective against measles and other communicable diseases
• Provides optimal growth and neurological development
• Prevents malocclusion and leads to better teeth and jaw development
• Protects against hypothermia
• Provides partial protection against necrotising entercolitis
• Provides major protection against bacteremia and meningitis
• Reduces the incidence of childhood lymphoma
• Enhances visual development
• Provides protection against neonatal sepsis
• Is less risky for premature babies and low birth rate babies

Artificially fed babies:

• Have an increased risk factor for juvenile diabetes
• May have impaired antibody response to vaccines
• Who are premature experience apnea and bradycardia more frequently
• Have a higher risk of inflammatory illness
• Have a higher risk of celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, cholera, and neonatal hypocalcemic tetany

Benefits for the Mother from breastfeeding:

• Bonds mother and child
• Provides the mother hormonal induced contentment
• Encourages efficient uterine contractions after childbirth
• Allows mothers to lose pregnancy weight and size faster
• Is convenient
• The milk is pre-warmed, clean and always available
• Is cost effective and saves money
• Contributes to natural family planning
• Contributes to household food security
• Fosters confidence and promotes self-esteem
• Reduces the incidence of urinary tract infections
• Is protective against cancer (breast, ovarian, cervical)
• Lowers the incidence of chronic hepatitis
• Reduces the incidence of osteoporosis
• Reduces the requirements of insulin for lactating diabetic mothers Benefits for the community

Additionally breastfeeding:

• Results in less environmental waste and pollution
• Frees up health resources
• Saves money for hospitals and health clinics
• May decrease spending on imports.