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It has advantages:
– Nutritional, breast milk contains all the nutrients the baby needs
– Anti-infectious, BF protects the baby against short-term diseases such as infections: respiratory, urinary, diarrhea and protects against long-term diseases such as obesity, diabetes, lymphomas.
– Immuno-allergy: protects against atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma, allergy to cow's milk proteins.
– Helps the baby adapt to complementary feeding
– Promotes the emotional relationship between mother and child, the baby feels very loved, safe and happy.
– Promotes growth and adequate psychomotor and social development, better EQ (Emotional Quotient) and IQ (Intelligence Quotient).
– It also promotes the development of facial muscles and language