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Amazing Properties

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Breastmilk contains stem cells.

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Dr. Mark Cregan, University of Western Australia

A close up of a baby with his mouth wide open, about to latch on. "Did someone say dinnertime?"

A toddler wearing a superhero mask nurses. "Super food."

A sleeping baby nurses with one arm around a kitten. "Thanks, Mom."

Mother nursing baby in a museum. "Breastfed baby eats at the art museum!"

Baby at the breast, with a cereal bowl in mother's lap. "The best milk for my cereal!"

A baby uses 22 different muscles to breastfeed. "There is another compelling benefit to exclusive breastfeeding: positive effects on the development of an infant's oral cavity, including improved shaping of the hard palate resulting in proper alignment of teeth and fewer problems with malocclusions." ~Brian Palmer, DDS

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