Breast Milk Supports Brain Growth in Premature Infants (AUDIO)

WashU Medicine

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When babies are born prematurely, many of their organ systems aren't finished developing. That's true of the brain, which tends to be smaller in preemies than in babies born at full term. Now, Washington University researchers have found that premature infants fed breast milk develop larger brains than preemies who get little or no breast milk. Jim Dryden reports...

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