Human milk is the only life-saving, nutritious food that can keep an infant alive and healthy. Without that, they’re prone to diseases and malnutrition. Even formula milk cannot be a substitute to breast milk, simply because breast milk contains antibodies, enzymes and hormones, which are not found in formula milk powder, and cannot be replicated in any other form. India’s infant mortality rate is staggering – about 40 infants out of 1000 die before reaching the age of 5, from incidents that can be completely preventable. One of the states with the highest rate is Rajasthan, where 47% infants die before the age of 5. Many die of diseases that could all be prevented if they were breastfed with nutritious milk.

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