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Prior to the last few hundred years or so, alternatives to breastfeeding were rare. Attempts were made in 15th century Europe to introduce cow or goat's milk, but were not very positive. The next resurgence came in the 18th century when flour or cereal mixed with broth were introduced as substitutes, but this also did not have a favorable outcome. True commercial infant formulas did not appear on the market until the mid-1800s, and it was post-WWII that their use became widespread. As the risks of increased illness, death and other negative consequences with the use of breast milk alternatives became well-established in medical literature, breastfeeding rates have increased in recent times in countries that have enacted measures to protect the rights of infants and mothers to breastfeed.
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