Breastfeeding acts as a natural contraceptive
Following delivery, breastfeeding is an effective method of contraception. In fact, it is the ancient and widely used method of contraception for 4 to 24 months after delivery. The act of nursing a baby through breastfeeding generates hormones in the mother that suppresses ovulation. This is the body's natural mechanism of birth spacing. It can be used as long as a woman nurses her baby frequently and has no periods.
World Population Day 2010 will be observed tomorrow with the theme "Everyone Counts". Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated regions in the world and population in increasing day by day. For long period, the population growth rate is remaining almost stagnant in Bangladesh. We need to increase the awareness, extend the coverage of contraceptives including breastfeeding for successful population control.
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