Health Tip: Breast-Feeding Benefits Baby

(HealthDay News) -- For the first few months, newborns need sustenance from either breast milk or formula.

Since breast milk contains disease-fighting antibodies, the womenshealth.gov Web site says breast-feeding may help reduce the risk of these health problems in babies:

• Ear infections.
• Stomach viruses.
• The skin condition atopic dermatitis.
• Asthma.
• Obesity.
• Childhood leukemia.