Breastfeeding associated with a reduced risk of relapse in women with multiple sclerosis

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-06/jaaj-baw060409.php

Public release date: 8-Jun-2009
Contact: Socorro Serrano
JAMA and Archives Journals

Women with multiple sclerosis who breastfeed exclusively for at least two months appear less likely to experience a relapse within a year after their baby's birth, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the August print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.