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Breastfeeding and the environment
Pitting breastfeeding against formula is simplistic and unhelpful
BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6319 (Published 06 November 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l6319
- Catherine M Pennington, neurologist
- Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh EH10 5HF, UK
- catherine.pennington{at}ed.ac.uk
Joffe and colleagues discuss the environmental benefits of breastfeeding over formula milk.1
As a doctor and recent breastfeeding mother, I would like to emphasise that breastfeeding is not an automatic bodily function, nor is it free or resource neutral. I was unable to breastfeed exclusively, …
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