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Abused women less likely to breast-feed, study says
A Cleveland study of 724 pregnancies finds women who did not breast-feed are 38 times more likely to have experienced battering or sexual abuse or to have abused children. Researchers note stress from abuse may interfere with lactation and stress the need for quiet, secure environments for breastfeeding.
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Cleveland
Louise Acheson
Case Western Reserve University
Acheson
Archives of Family Medicine
Leslie Wolfe
Nada L. Stotland
University of Chicago