Which affects a babies health the most, never breastfeeding or smoking in pregnancy?

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okay thanks. i'm gonna call my dear mum now, and blame her for my chronic chest infection. maybe it's actually some hardcore asthma.

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Bear in mind though that long term health effects from infant diet are by logic very difficult to study. It must be hard to control for the potential of parents who breastfeed generally being more health conscious/raisng their child in a healthier way than those who don’t breastfeed. How do we know it was actually her milk and not healthy habits that resulted in better health : p Maybe they have used studies of twins/siblings to get around this, not sure.

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black tea

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Original post by Anonymous

why don't first world women breastfeed?

It can be hard. Plus, for some, vanity.

Original post by Anonymous

Bear in mind though that long term health effects from infant diet are by logic very difficult to study. It must be hard to control for the potential of parents who breastfeed generally being more health conscious/raisng their child in a healthier way than those who don’t breastfeed. How do we know it was actually her milk and not healthy habits that resulted in better health : p Maybe they have used studies of twins/siblings to get around this, not sure.