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Alice Clifford

Breast Milk Antibodies Vary, Impacting Infant Immunity: Study

A mother breast feeding her newborn baby girl. Mothers pass unique antibodies to their babies through their breast milk - making some infants more protected than others, reveals a new study. PHOTO BY TIM CLAYTON.GETTY IMAGES

Mothers pass unique antibodies to their babies through their breast milk – making some infants more protected than others, reveals a new study.

As a baby’s early immunity is directed by antibodies from breast milk, the new findings show why protection against different infections varies among infants.

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