WHO: Breastfeeding better for babies, despite reports -Health care recruitment News 11 Jan 2010

An international offset of the World Health Organization (WHO) has hit out at a study which claims breastfeeding is no better for infants than baby formula, in news which might be particularly pertinent to those in health jobs.

Programme director of the Baby Friendly Initiative Sue Ashmore said that although the survey is "interesting" there was a "huge body of evidence" to counteract its findings.

The research, carried out by Norwegian scientists, found that breastfed babies were only marginally healthier than those who were bottle-fed - and this was due to in-utero health rather than nutrition.

But Ms Ashmore argued that breastfeeding was linked to lower incidences of many diseases, including leukaemia, diabetes and sudden infant death syndrome.

"Each mother’s milk is tailored to meet her baby’s needs for nutrition, growth and protection from disease," she added, concluding that each mother should have access to all options before choosing a dietary system for her newborn.

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