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Please cite the studies on breastfeeding. Most show very little long term benefit (meaning, excluding upset stomachs in the first year of life and similar). E
by satyrnein 7y ago
Please cite the studies on breastfeeding. Most show very little long term benefit (meaning, excluding upset stomachs in the first year of life and similar).
Example article:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/20/is-breast-really-best-i-looked-at-all-the-data-to-find-out https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/20/is-brea...
- blub 7y agoSuch newspaper articles are of limited use because they don't cite the studies they refer to. No one's gonna buy the author's book to verify her statements. You also have to consider that women are sometimes bullied into breastfeeding even when it's very hard for them and that is the author's main message. Otherwise she still thinks that "breast is best": "Breastfeeding seems to improve digestion in the first year, lowers rashes for infants and is especially important for preterm babies. It also seems likely that it has some impact on reducing ear infections in young children and lowers the risk of breast cancer for the mother." "Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect" - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)01024-7/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...
- SolaceQuantum 7y agoNone of the above appear to confirm that breastfeeding creates a long term benefit?