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Birth & Parenting News: Breastfeeding & SIDS
A study appearing in the June edition of the journal Pediatrics examines whether breastfeeding lowers the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The study authors found that breastfeeding is protective against SIDS, reducing the risk by up to 73%, and that this effect is stronger with exclusive breastfeeding. Read the article.
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