Op. Dr. Nadir Cömert, doctor of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, said that breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast, uterine, ovarian cancer and osteoporosis.
Breastfeeding not only contributes greatly to the development of the baby, but is also important for the health of the mother. Stating that breastfeeding mothers develop softer reactions to any stress they face, Op. Dr. Nadir Cömert from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Medicana Sivas Hospital said, “The serum cortisol and adrenaline levels of breastfeeding mothers show a significant decrease compared to non-breastfeeding mothers. This allows the mother to relax psychologically during breastfeeding.”
“Breastfeeding accelerates the mother's postpartum recovery process”
Stating that breastfeeding accelerates the mother's postpartum recovery process, Op. Dr. Cömert said, “Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast, uterine, ovarian cancer and osteoporosis. Low estrogen levels during breastfeeding reduce the risk of breast cancer. Studies show that women who give birth before the age of 30 and breastfeed for a year or more have a significantly reduced risk of developing ovarian cancer. Especially in the first six months of breastfeeding, procollagen, carboxyl peptide (PICP) has been found to increase and symptoms of bone destruction have been shown to regress. This greatly reduces the incidence of osteoporosis in breastfeeding mothers. Breastfeeding accelerates the mother's postpartum recovery process. The hormone oxytocin, which is released with breastfeeding, increases the contractions of the uterus and reduces the bleeding of the mother in labor. Since bleeding is less in breastfeeding mothers, complaints such as weakness, palpitations and rapid fatigue due to anemia are less common in the long term, “he said.
“A breastfeeding woman can be protected from pregnancy for 10 weeks after pregnancy”
Stating that a breastfeeding woman can be protected from pregnancy for 10 weeks after pregnancy, Cömert said, “Gynecology and Obstetrics Specialist Op. Dr. Nadir Cömert, who said that breastfeeding mothers can lose weight more easily after birth, said, ”Breastfeeding increases the daily energy requirement of the mother by about 500 calories, while some of this increased calorie need is met from what the mother eats, some of it is met from the fats stored during pregnancy. This leads to the loss of excess weight gained by the mother during pregnancy. In addition to all these, a woman who breastfeeds regularly can be protected from pregnancy for 10 weeks after pregnancy, while pregnancy can occur 6 weeks after birth in non-breastfeeding mothers.”
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