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524. How Important Is Breastfeeding, Really?

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Breastfeeding Support Less Available in Hospitals Than Weekdays

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Emmila Fitzsimons led the Millennium Cohort Study, which follows over 19,000 children born in the UK at the turn of the millennium. A baby born on a Saturday is 6 percentage points less likely to be breastfed than one born on a Monday. The study finds breastfeeding support is less available in the hospital at weekends. It doesn't find effect on health or non cognitive outcomes.

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