I guess the good thing about breastmilk for infants are the antibodies that are transmitted via feeding as well. This is called passive immunity. I never thought about it the other way round, with the mother being ill/ has bad habits that are detrimental to the child's health, and so that can be transferred via breastmilk. Very interesting!
Why do we drink milk?
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That's very true. Thanks for adding!
I guess the good thing about breastmilk for infants are the antibodies that are transmitted via feeding as well. This is called passive immunity. I never thought about it the other way round, with the mother being ill/ has bad habits that are detrimental to the child's health, and so that can be transferred via breastmilk. Very interesting!