Study confirms association between breastfeeding and lower risk of maternal hypertension

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new systematic review of the literature not only confirmed that breastfeeding for as short as 1-4 months can have a protective affect against high blood pressure in women, but that lactation also can protect women across an extended follow-up of years to decades.

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