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            The advantages of breastfeeding have long been established since the Roman civilisation,

where breastfeeding was highly valued.  Two Greek physicians wrote about the duration of breastfeeding in ancient textbooks. Soranus first suggested that infants should be breastfed until "their complete set of teeth have grown", while Galen recommended breastfeeding until the age of three.  Breast milk provides infants with nutrition and protection against infections. So, it is natural that children in ancient times were breastfed until they were two to three years old.

            Although nowadays the benefits of breastfeeding still exceed all other forms of milk,  modern mothers tend to breastfeed their children for a short period of time. The main reason is that mothers

have to go back to work after maternity leave.