Review of Updated Benefits of Exclusive and Prolonged breastfeeding

The benefits of breastfeeding have long been proved and there is no debate that breastfeeding is safer and more advantageous to babies and their mothers. However research has taken a turn to prove that breastfeeding when exclusive and prolonged to two years has more benefits that when it is not exclusive and limited for shorter durations. This trend has mounted to a buildup of research studies that enable workers to analyze them into systemic reviews and perform meta-analysis for them. A supplement of the Acta Paediatrica has been dedicated for this purpose.