Review Article
Year: 2023 | Month: March | Volume: 13 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 154-166
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20230315
The Protective Effects of Breastfeeding on Maternal Lifestyle Disorders: A Systematic Review
Dr. Preeti Kumari1, Dr. Abhinav Bisht2
1,2Ayurvedic Physician and Pursuing MPH at Indian Institute of Public Health-Delhi (IIPH-Delhi), India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Preeti Kumari
ABSTRACT
Breastfeeding is considered as a crucial mean to regulate maternal metabolism and protects women from various lifestyle disorders. The incidence of lifestyle disorders shows a dose-response relationship still besides the WHO recommendation, the breastfeeding duration remains steeply low in India and worldwide beyond its extremely beneficial health benefits for child and maternal health resulting into their health to be vulnerable to different life-style disorders. We have programmes in place to educate about the benefits of breastfeeding for infants, but the benefits for maternal health have yet to be proven. To address this issue, this paper is first of its kind to systematically review the articles and throws light and disseminate on the protective effects of breastfeeding over maternal lifestyle disorders.
Key words: Breastfeeding, protective effects, cancer, CVD, diabetes, obesity.