Quantifying the benefits of breastfeeding. A summary of the evidence
Author: PAHO / Linkages
Resource type: Article
A review of the main papers on the subject divided into chapters: Effect of Breastfeeding on Morbidity, Effect of Breastfeeding on Infant Mortality, Effect of Breastfeeding on Intellectual and Motor Development, Effect of Breastfeeding on Chronic Diseases, Effect of Breastfeeding on Maternal Health, and Economic Benefits of Breastfeeding.
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bob4-effect-of-bf-on-chronic-diseases.pdf (PDF, 164kb)
bob5-effect-of-bf-on-maternal-health.pdf (PDF, 184kb)
bob6-economic-benefits-of-bf.pdf (PDF, 174kb)
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