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Breastfeeding benefits mothers as much as babies, but public health messaging often only tells half of the story

  • Written by Tisha Felder, Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences, University of South Carolina
Breastfeeding benefits mothers as much as babies, but public health messaging often only tells half of the storyBreastfeeding lowers the risk of diabetes as well as breast and ovarian cancers for mothers.Goodboy Picture Company/E+ via Getty Images

Four babies are born every second in the world, and there are only two options for their first food at birth: human milk or formula.

Global and U.S. health authorities agree, however, that human milk provides the...

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