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Breast is best? Exposing the myths of breastfeeding
Author(s) -
Rumbelow Helen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2010.00453.x
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , excellence , mythology , journalism , breast feeding , psychology , medicine , sociology , media studies , law , history , political science , classics , pediatrics
Mothers are constantly urged to breastfeed; but how strong is the evidence that it is better than formula milk? Our article, by Helen Rumbelow , examines the evidence for this piece of received wisdom. It was runner‐up in the Royal Statistical Society's awards for statistical excellence in journalism for 2010.