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Click on the link to read the article on Atlantic's site and sound out: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200904/case-against-breastfeeding
There is a thoughtful response on the Slate.com website.
-- Henci
Henci,
You are the queen of research, stats, and all numbers. Please tell me, is she at all correct in her assertions that the scientific literature does not support breastfeeding to the degree that we believe?
Facts, just the facts ma'am... :)
I have never developed expertise in the breastfeeding research, but your question was an easy one. Here is a systematic review on the benefits of breastfeeding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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