(Review Article) Moral Imperative of Breastfeeding & Commitment to the Children's Rights

Breastfeeding period is the most sensitive, important and critical period of human growth and development. Breastfeeding plays a decisive role in physical, mental and emotional development in children. Breast milk provides the basic needs of infants and the health of infant is directly related to the quality and quantity of breastfeeding. Attention to the needs of infants leads to the healthy development. According to the importance of breastfeeding, this article attended to the ethical necessities of breastfeeding and commitment to the children’s right.
As it is discussed, breastfeeding form the foundation of personality, increase the IQ, facilitate the education and decrease problems like; behavioral and physical disorders, crimes and addiction. Although, quality and quantity of growth is different in each one, breastfeeding has a clear role on development. Therefore, according to the importance of breastfeeding, it is suggested that breastfeeding can be attended as an ethical issue.