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k, but added that the long-term significance to a child's health are not known.

By 12 months, all infants were similar in weight, length and head circumference, and conformed to standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Infants weaned in the first month were falling behind in their growth, the study also found, but the decision to switch these infants to formula appeared to have been based on their slow growth.

"Our results offer no support to the prevailing premise that prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding inexorably leads to deficits in weight and length during the first year of life," the study concludes. The American Academy of Pediatrics, WHO and UNICEF recommend that mothers breast-feed their infants for the first year of life. A number of studies indicate that breast-feeding can lower the risk of infections and allergies, possibly into adulthood, and may boost brain development early in life.


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