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ABOUT half the babies born in Great Britain nowadays are put on the bottle between the third and sixth months after birth ; the proportion is increasing, but in spite of this the health of babies is undoubtedly improving. It is inevitable that a discussion such as that of the Nutrition Society on May 22 about nutrition in infancy should continually suggest the question : Is there any serious objection to stopping breast feeding after the first few months ?
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BREAST AND BOTTLE FEEDING. Nature 151, 687–689 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/151687a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/151687a0