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holds 6-month-old Isabella, the baby she feared she would never be able to have. Photo / Richard Robinson An Auckland couple have had the first New Zealand baby in an international medical trial that offers hope to couples suffering …

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Breast-fed babies have fewer illnesses because human milk transfers to the infant a mother's antibodies to disease. About 80 percent of the cells in breast milk are macrophages, cells that kill bacteria, fungi and viruses. Breast-fed babies are protected, in varying degrees, from a number of illnesses, including pneumonia, botulism, bronchitis, staphylococcal infections, influenza, ear infections, and German measles. Furthermore, mothers produce antibodies to whatever disease is present in their environment, making their milk custom-designed to fight the diseases their babies are exposed to as well. A mother is the natural or social female parent of an offspring.