A study conducted at Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland looked at records of more than 7,000 infants and determined that part-time breastfeeding does not offer babies protection from common infections. Babies who were breastfed exclusively had significantly less diarrhea, wheezing, vomiting and doctor visits for illness than did other infants. Those who received more than half their nutrients from breastmilk saw some benefits, but babies whose diets were less than half breastmilk were no healthier than formula fed babies.
-Fit Pregnancy, Summer 1999
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 1 Issue 39, Sep 24, 1999)
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