Breast milk is deficient in iron relative to an infant's needs beyond the first 4-6 months of life.
Mother's milk provides almost complete diet to the new-born, but it lacks the following
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Vitamins and Nutrition (Nutritional Needs Across Different Life Stages (Infancy, Pregnancy, Lactation, Old Age))
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