Breastfeeding: New research suggests exclusive breastfeeding could help protect babies from impact of air pollution

QUICK SUMMARY: New research from China finds that exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months (or longer) could help reduce the negative impact of air pollution. Researchers looked at links between maternal exposures to air pollution DURING PREGNANCY and the risk of allergic disease for pre-school children. With babies who were exclusively breastfed for 6 months or more, “the associations were significantly reduced.”