>
>The researchers feel that breastfeeding infants until 4 months is
>recommended but claim that it is about time to reassess the
>widespread assumption that "Breastfeeding is the best thing for as
>long as the infant and mothers desire it."


That, I think, is from the editorial in the same issue, not from the
study paper. The editorial is worth reading, too, and indeed it forms
a separate thread on the Rapid Responses part of the BMJ website.

HWN, UK

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