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Immunological and Anti-Infectious Benefits of Breastfeeding

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Breast milk, with its nutritional, immunological, and anti-infectious properties, is always an indispensable food for infants due to the many diseases it can protect against in infancy, childhood, and even adulthood. Therefore, exclusive breastfeeding for about the first 6 months and continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods for up to 2 years of age or older is advised [1–3]. This chapter summarizes the immunological and anti-infectious benefits of breastfeeding.

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  1. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Türkiye

    Mustafa Törehan Aslan

  2. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University (Emeritus), Kocaeli, Türkiye

    Ayşe Engin Arısoy

  3. Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Section of International and Destination Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Armando G. Correa

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Aslan, M.T., Arısoy, A.E., Correa, A.G. (2023). Immunological and Anti-Infectious Benefits of Breastfeeding. In: Şahin, Ö.N., Briana, D.D., Di Renzo, G.C. (eds) Breastfeeding and Metabolic Programming. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33278-4_4

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