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The most important part of breast feeding is probably that it provides extremely useful antibodies and immune system boosters that a baby requires to remain healthy at an early age. Without these boosts and crutches to a baby's immune system they can have some serious problems.
As for how long a baby should be breast fed, i don't know. The woman involved should simply know when to stop. Instinct will kick in and let ya know. Between the teeth of the baby and the taboos of society.. you'll know.
As for donating/donated breast milk.. I'm not sure how healthy that is. I, personally, would avoid all donated milk simply on the grounds that you don't know what kind of diseases the person donating may have.
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