Why breast feed?

"...postneonatal infant mortality rates in the United States are reduced by 21% in breastfed infants."
American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement, 2005

"All major health authorities now recommend that infants receive no other food or drink besides breast milk for the first 6 months of life (“exclusive breastfeeding”), with continued breastfeeding for at least 1 to 2 years of life, with rare exceptions."
American Public Health Association, Policy Statement, 2007.

"The evidence overwhelmingly supports the recommendation for breastfeeding for almost all mothers and babies."
American Academy of Family Physicians, Position Statement, 2008.

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