Health Tip: Breast-Feeding Benefits Baby

It's been linked to fewer health problems

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(HealthDay News) -- For the first few months, newborns need sustenance from either breast milk or formula.

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Since breast milk contains disease-fighting antibodies, the womenshealth.gov Web site says breast-feeding may help reduce the risk of these health problems in babies:

• Ear infections.
• Stomach viruses.
• The skin condition atopic dermatitis.
• Asthma.
• Obesity.
• Childhood leukemia.

-- Diana Kohnle