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Can breastfeeding be used as effective birth control?

Breastfeeding as a birth control method (Photo: iStock)

Besides providing a baby with sufficient nutritional requirements, at least in the first six months of life, breastfeeding also provides the mother with a host of health benefits such as speeding up recovery after delivery, reducing stress, reducing the risk of cancer of the ovary and breast and birth control.

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