Breast-Feeding Benefits May Be Overstated, Sibling Study Says
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By looking within families, research takes into account factors like parental education, household income and race
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Breastfeeding Benefits: The Real, the Imagined, and the
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Opinion Overselling Breast-Feeding - The New York Times
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Dear Breastfeeding Mum, The Only Opinion That Matters Is Your Own
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Exclusive Breastfeeding – Centre for Family Health Initiative
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IJERPH, Free Full-Text
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Reports on breastfeeding sibling study are vastly overstated
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Why is breastfeeding science so controversial?
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Breastfeeding Support Info for Dads, Families
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Breastfeeding is overhyped, oversold, and overrated - Vox