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The Benefits of Workplace Breastfeeding Programs

Benefits for Mothers

• Women who breastfeed reduce their chances of pre-menopausal breast cancer, cervical cancer and osteoporosis.
• Breastfeeding helps a mother’s body return to its pre-pregnancy size faster.
• The ongoing production of milk in the mother burns calories, helping in weight loss after pregnancy.

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