Breastfeeding: History, Techniques, Benefits, Complications and Care

Abstract

Human Breast Milk (HM) is the natural food produced by the mother to nourish the newborn and is considered the best food to feed infants to ensure their optimal growth and development. Milk, precisely, is a food with unique characteristics that allows the mother to transmit her defense mechanisms to the newborn, while the act of breastfeeding strengthens the mother-child relationship