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Breast-feeding halves cot death rate
Breast-feeding reduces the risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by approximately 50% at all ages throughout infancy, according to the results of a German case-control study. The researchers compared 333 infants who died of SIDS with 998 age-matched controls. Breast-feeding at age two weeks was reported for 49.6% of case infants and by 82.9% of control infants. Exclusive breast-feeding at a ...
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