World Health Organization<\/a> recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life, meaning breast milk without additional food or water. Given this recommendation and the various documented benefits of breastfeeding, the authors sought to first examine the habits of women who underwent cosmetic breast procedures and then compare it to women who had no surgery.<\/p>\nOf the 74 patients who were studied at a single hospital in Brazil, \u201cthe probability of an infant being on exclusive breastfeeding at the end of the first month of life was 29% in women with reduction surgery, 54% in those with augmentation surgery, and 80% in women who had no surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n
Responding to these statistics, the authors recommend that women undergoing cosmetic breast surgery be cared for by qualified professionals who are aware of potential lactation difficulties. \u201cThese women should be encouraged to breastfeed, as many of them do not believe this is possible,\u201d writes the author.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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