Breastfeeding being good for a baby's health is an undisputable fact with tons of research backing it.  New research suggests that breastfeeding can benefit a mom's health as much as the baby's.  In a large study involving more than 100,000 women tracked over many decades, the results reported suggested that women who had breastfed for a period of one year or more in their entire lifetime, had a lesser chance of developing high blood pressure, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease during menopause.

It is not always easy or natural to breastfeed over a long period of time.  Requiring lots of motivation, determination, and time commitment, women sometimes give up on this healthy practice.  This study may turn out to be just the right stimulus plan for moms to continue with breasfeeding.