According to a new research, breastfeeding is good not only for babies but for mother also. Dr. Rachel Thompson of the World Cancer Research Fund recommends breastfeeding for a year over the course of a women’s life.  

For years, women have been told that breastfeeding is best for babies because it gives them immunity from ill health in later life. But now, it seems, the practice is good for mothers too.  

Dr Rachel Thompson of the World Cancer Research Fund has said that women who breastfeed for a year in total across their lives are 4.8 per cent less likely to develop breast cancer. She said, “We recommend that women should breastfeed exclusively for six months and then continue with complementary feeding after that.”  

Breastfeeding for a year over the course of a woman's life helps cut the risk of breast cancer, research says.  

The World Cancer Research Fund analyzed 7,000 previous studies and found it reduced the risk by 4.8%.  

Women have a one in nine chance of getting breast cancer in their lifetime, meaning that the overall reduction in risk is just above 0.5%.  

Researchers said it was important that women realized the positive effect of breastfeeding.  

Breastfeeding has been linked to lower obesity levels in children and is known to confer immunity to the newborn against a clutch of infections, including respiratory diseases.