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A decade has passed since "Breastfeeding the First Hour - Save One Million Babies" was the catchphrase for the international World Breastfeeding Week celebration. Ten years' worth of new research has proven that breastfeeding your baby during the first hour after delivery makes a huge difference in terms of his health--both short-term and long-term. Unfortunately, U.S. delivery rooms are not keeping up with the science. Too often, the baby's first opportunity to breastfeed is delayed. It may be due to the hospital setting and rules, or beliefs and cultural norms of the health car
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