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SUBMITTER: Smith HA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8588276 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Smith Hazel A HA Becker Genevieve E GE
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20160830 8
<h4>Background</h4>Health organisations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for six months. However, the addition of other fluids or foods before six months is common in many countries. Recently, research has suggested that introducing solid food at around four months of age while the baby continues to breastfeed is more protective against developing food allergies compared to exclusive breastfeeding for six months. Other studies have shown that the risks associated with non-exclusive breastfeedin ...[more]