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Breastfeeding, Biological Kinship, and Milk Banking: Scientific Evidence and Ethical Implications for Muslim Communities

2026-06-09

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<h4>Background: </h4> /Objectives: Breast milk transfers living maternal cells and epigenetic regulators, including microRNAs (miRNAs), into the nursing infant, creating biological bonds that extend beyond nutrition. For Muslim communities, this has underappreciated implications, as Islamic law establishes milk kinship (raḍāʿ), a legally recognised familial bond formed through breastfeeding that prohibits marriage...

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Literature Corpus work: 20a139ba-1c27-5ce4-b454-7f1365982ad9
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202606.0756.v1

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