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Breastfeeding has a positive effect on mothers with depression and their babies

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In addition to being the best food for the baby during the first months of life, it has been found that breast milk and the act of breastfeeding have multiple benefits for both the baby and the mother.

A recent study has found that for mothers with postpartum depression, breastfeeding has positive effects on them and their babies .

When a mother suffers from postpartum depression, the bond between her and her baby is affected , as it has been found that one of the effects of this disorder – in addition to making the mother have difficulties regulating her emotions – is to reduce the time and / or the chances of her touching or caressing your child.

This lack of physical contact derived from maternal depression ends up affecting the baby, who in other investigations have exhibited patterns of brain functioning similar to those that their mothers have when they suffer from depression , which consequently increased the risk of having atypical social interaction and potentially unregulated.

As we know, touch plays a very important role in the development of the baby, particularly in the socio-emotional area, and according to the study, the type of feeding he receives can influence this.

According to the results, the feeding method and the affective contact patterns, as well as the baby’s brain bioelectric activity, showed that the affective contact between mother and child differed depending on the mood and feeding method (breastfeeding or bottle) .

According to the results of this research, babies in the depressed and bottle-fed group reduced contact with their mothers, while breastfeeding had a positive effect on both mother and baby , as babies of mothers who Suffering from depression and breastfeeding, they showed no dysregulation of brain development or behavior previously found in babies of depressed mothers.

The findings of the current study provide preliminary evidence that maternal feeding method and depressive symptoms appear to interact to impact the social-emotional relationship between mother and baby , as well as the baby’s temperamental and neurodevelopmental patterns.

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