Breastfed Babies Still Need Extra Vitamin D

Breastfed Babies Still Need Extra Vitamin D
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Many breastfed infants may not get enough vitamin D because their mothers prefer not to give babies supplement drops, a study suggests. 

Pediatricians recommend that mothers exclusively breastfeed infants until at least six months of age because it can reduce babies' risk of ear and respiratory infections, sudden infant death syndrome, allergies, childhood obesity and diabetes.



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