Benefits For Mom—Published Studies

Women who have nursed their babies are at lower risk of:

pre-menopausal breast cancer

ovarian cancer

hip fractures and low bone density

Other References

Melton LJ 3d and others. Influence of breast-feeding and other reproductive factors on bone mass later in life. Osteoporosis International 1993;3:76-83.
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Sowers M and others. Changes in bone density with lactation. Journal of the American Medical Association 1993;269:3130-5.
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Kalkwarf HJ, Specker BL. Bone mineral loss during lactation and recovery after weaning. Obstetrics & Gynecology 1995;86:26-32.
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Sowers M and others. A prospective study of bone density and pregnancy after an extended period of lactation with bone loss. Obstetrics & Gynecology 1995;85: 285-9.
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Kalkwarf HJ. Hormonal and dietary regulation of changes in bone density during lactation and after weaning in women. Journal Of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia 1999;4:319-29.
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