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| Casiday, R. E., Wright, C. M., Panter-Brick, C., & Parkinson, K. N. (2004). Do early infant feeding patterns relate to breastfeeding continuation and weight gain? Data from a longitudinal cohort study. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 58(9), 1290-1296.
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| Ferguson, M., & Molfese, P. (2007). Breast-fed infants process speech differently from bottle-fed infants: evidence from neuroelectrophysiology. Developmental Neuropsychology, 31(3), 337-347 | Purpose:
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| Kim, T., Lee, H., Park, J., Jang, S., and Kim, M. (2013). Effects of early breastfeeding education on maintenance of breastfeeding practice: A prospective observational study. Open Journal of Nursing, 3, 209-213.
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| Singhal, A., Cole, T., Lucas, A., Singhal, A., Cole, T. J., & Lucas, A. (2001). Early nutrition in preterm infants and later blood pressure: two cohorts after randomized trials. Lancet, 357 North American Edition (9254), 413-419.
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