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Breast milk--a natural resource

L Weinstein

    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    |April 15, 1980
    PubMed

    As practitioners in obstetrics, we must always concern ourselves with supplying the best care for the mother and her newborn infant. Our concern for good health for both patients must extend beyond the delivery room and the early puerperium. Currently, a large proportion of our patients are electing to bottle-feed and we are losing a valuable natural resource--breast milk. It is important that the patient be educated in the advantages and techniques of breast-feeding and that all false rumors be dispelled.

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