Health Tip: Breast-Feeding Benefits Baby

It's been linked to fewer health problems

September 3, 2010 RSS Feed Print

(HealthDay News) -- For the first few months, newborns need sustenance from either breast milk or formula.

Since breast milk contains disease-fighting antibodies, the womenshealth.gov Web site says breast-feeding may help reduce the risk of these health problems in babies:

  • Ear infections.
  • Stomach viruses.
  • The skin condition atopic dermatitis.
  • Asthma.
  • Obesity.
  • Childhood leukemia.

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