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Certified Lactation Consultant Linda McGrath (left) encourages Frankie Maxwell (right) to breastfeed her twins outside the nursery of the OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville. Photo courtesy Sharon Lerner

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Why Few Mississippi Mothers Nurse Their Babies

As she stared through the nursery window at her four-day-old twins, 22-year-old Francesca Maxwell ticked off her reasons for wanting to breast-feed: Her obstetrician advised it. Her mother thought it …

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