Breastfeeding Saved Babies in 19th Century Montreal

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111220133809.htm

ScienceDaily (Dec. 20, 2011) — Breastfeeding increased infant survival rates in 19th -Century Montreal in two major ways, according to research from Concordia University and McGill University. Mother's milk protected vulnerable infants from food and water contaminated by fecal bacteria, while breastfeeding postponed the arrival of more siblings and that improved the health of mothers as well as their subsequent children.

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