Six months of breast milk best for babies
(Reuters Health) – Babies are less likely to develop a respiratory or gastrointestinal infection if they are exclusively breastfed for at least 6 months, according to a Dutch study.
These findings, reported in the journal Pediatrics, support the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation that infants be breastfed exclusively for 6 months and support “current health-policy strategies that promote exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months in industrialized countries,” the researchers conclude.
