Main PointsAccording to the American Dietetic Association, “exclusive breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition and health protection during the first 6 months of life and breastfeeding with complementary foods from 6 months until at least 12 months. is the ideal feeding method for infants. »1 Breastfeeding has many benefits for mother and baby.1 Mobility and mortality of infants and children are greatly improved through the promotion of breastfeeding as an important health strategy.1 Promoting breastfeeding as a health strategy also helps improve maternal mortality and reduce overall health care costs.1 Breastfeeding during the first year significantly improves an infant's overall health and chances of survival.1 The benefits of breastfeeding range from improving family dynamics and maternal health to reducing health care costs and reducing environmental impact.1 Breast milk is unique in that sense that it is ideally suited to meet the needs of infants and provide them with optimal nutrition.1 As experts in the field of nutrition, registered dietitians should promote and support breastfeeding for its benefits to the mother and the baby. .1 Breastfeeding has many benefits for the baby.1 Babies who breastfeed beyond 6 months see these benefits amplified.1 Babies who breastfeed see a decrease in morbidity and mortality rates as well as an improvement in their overall health. 1 According to the American Dietetic Association, evidence shows that breastfed babies have a reduced risk of chronic and acute diseases.1 Some health benefits of breastfeeding include a reduced risk of the following conditions: otitis media, gastrointestinal enteritis, respiratory disease, sudden infant death syndrome. , necrotizing enterocolitis, obesity and hypertension.1 Babies in the middle of paper ......professionals play a vital role in promoting and supporting breastfeeding.1 DRs and DTRs are experts in the field of nutrition, and play an imperative role in research on topics related to breastfeeding.1Nutritional RecommendationsBreast milk is the best source of optimal nutrition for infants.1Ideal feeding habits for infants are to breastfeed exclusively during the first 6 months of their life, then to breastfeed with food supplements. foods from 6 months until at least 12 months of age or older provides optimal nutrition and health protection for an infant.1 The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends 400 IU of vitamin D per daily for children from birth and throughout childhood to prevent rickets. 1 Exclusively breastfed babies need a vitamin D supplement due to insufficient levels of vitamin D in breast milk and decreased exposure to sunlight..1