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Breast Milk And Formula

Breast milk is the gold standard; however, it is safe to feed the babies with formula, affirms Nancy Martinez, Mother Baby Clinical Educator with Homestead Hospital. Formula increases the risk of allergies in babies, and breast milk decreases the risk, says Carey Acosta, Lactation Consultant at the same hospital.

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