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|DOI=10.1542/peds.2022-057988
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}}</ref> Human milk should be the sole source of nutrition for the first six months, however the Canadian Paediatric Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend supplementation with Vitamin D.<ref name="cps2013" /><ref name="aap2022" />==Benefits of breastfeeding==The Canadian Paediatric Society reported that breastfeeding is associated with "improved cognitive development."<ref name="cps2013" />
The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that, as compared with formula feeding, breastfeeding reduces Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, infant and neonatal mortality, lower respiratory tract infection, severe or persistent diarrhea, otitis media, asthma, eczema, Crohn's disease, colitis, childhood and adult obesity, diabetes, and leukemia.<ref name="aap2022" />
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|accessdate=2022-12-07
}}</ref> which frequently results in the introduction of formula feeding to the detriment of the boysa boy's health.
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