VACCINATIONS GIVEN DURING ACTIVE BREASTFEEDING ARE BETTER TOLERATED

Infants who receive diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus immunization while actively breastfeeding show fewer signs of discomfort than infants who are not breastfeeding, say researchers from McGill University's Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute.

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