While talking about breastfeeding everyone outlines the various benefits it has for the child. But seldom does anyone talk about how this natural act of mothering benefits mothers too. A new study has suggested that breastfeeding may lessen the negative impact of some environmental pollutants common to high-traffic areas. The University of the Basque Country's researcher Aitana Lertxundi set out to study the developmental repercussions of exposure to PM2.5 pollution particle matter and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the first years of life. Among the results she found an inverse relationship between exposure to pollution particle matter and babies' motor development
