Breastfeeding is essential for the development of the baby.

Breastfeeding babies is one of the most effective and natural ways to protect the health of newborns, but it is also very beneficial for mothers.

Because breast milk helps children grow up healthy and develop well, recent UNICEF data indicate that, worldwide, more than 8 million children do not benefit from breast milk, in fact, the study points out that most of these children come from rich countries.

It is estimated that 21% of babies in high-income countries have never received breast milk, while in low- and middle-income countries the rate is 4%.

Brenda Vieyra, Community Educator, Breastfeed LA, comments that in the Latino community breastfeeding levels have dropped compared to the levels of women in their countries of origin.

Emphasizes the importance of the benefits for mothers when breastfeeding their babies.

One of the main concerns of Latina mothers is that they believe that they do not have enough milk to feed their babies, however, Brenda Vieyra, Community Educator, Breastfeed LA, explains what really happens during the breastfeeding process.

Brenda Vieyra, Community Educator, Breastfeed LA, assures that the law allows mothers who have recently given birth some time to breastfeed their babies.

She urges that for at least one month newborns should be fed with breast milk to better protect her baby.

It is important that mothers who wish to breastfeed their children successfully and without problems, regardless of their social, work and family circumstances, and to continue to promote to prevent many mothers from abandoning breastfeeding prematurely.

This dispatch is part of the series “Growing with Latino Support: Latino Radio for Maternal and Infant Health” and is funded in part by the David and Lucy Packard Foundation.