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Published online 12 November 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031110-11
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Breast-feeding promotes wound healing
Rat study may fuel breast-versus-bottle debate.
Breast-feeding may help the scars of childbirth fade. Lactation speeds wound healing and lowers stress in rats, researchers told this week's Society for Neuroscience Annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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