Hospital Practices Affect Long-Term Breastfeeding Success - Only 1 In 5 Mothers Experience All Breastfeeding-Friendly Practices

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Breast milk and breastfeeding are recognized to be the ideal choices of nutrition and feeding for infants. Breastfeeding is the normal method of feeding infants, and provides many benefits to both infants and mothers. In addition to receiving essential nutrients, breastfed infants have lower rates of ear infections, gastroenteritis, asthma, obesity and diabetes.