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protective effects of breastfeeding

New Study: Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of postnatal depression

you can breastfeed if you have depression

A new study, published 20th August 2014 in the journal Maternal and Child Health, has found that mothers who planned to breastfeed and who actually went on to breastfeed were significantly less likely to become depressed than mothers who had planned to, and who did not, breastfeed (1). This study … [Read more...] about New Study: Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of postnatal depression

Filed Under: For health professionals, News & Research, Research Tagged With: fatigue, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, mental health, Postnatal depression, protective effects of breastfeeding, stress

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