Tag: breastfeeding

Children who are breastfed for longer appear to be more likely to gain slightly better results in their school GSCEs ...

PHILADELPHIA (May 5, 2023) - Despite breastfeeding being recommended for at least two years, only 36 percent of all infants ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Studies have shown that consuming alcohol during pregnancy can alter the brain and behavioral development of gestating ...

By following normal mother infant physiology, parents can get more sleep. The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) has released new ...

Most babies born to mothers with COVID-19 were separated after birth resulting in low breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact rates during ...

A study involving 800 children shows inclusion of sugar in their diet and early interruption of breastfeeding to be the ...

Biomonitoring for polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), to name two groups of the lipophilic organic pollutants ...

ANAHEIM, CA.—The COVID-19 pandemic has had many health impacts on families. While exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of ...

August 30, 2022 – A new standardized approach to feeding premature infants in the hospital, dubbed the Encourage, Assess, Transition (EAT) protocol, ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- When infants breastfeed, they receive an immune boost that helps them fight off infectious diseases, according to ...

Breastfeeding duration is associated with improved cognitive scores at ages 5 through 14, even after controlling for socioeconomic position and ...

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) has released new recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of the mastitis spectrum. These ...

A new systemic review of the literature examines the effects of breastfeeding on maternal mental health to inform breastfeeding recommendations. ...

BOSTON – New research from Boston Medical Center assesses the impact of a statewide effort to improve breastfeeding rates in ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Karry Weston, a nurse and doctoral student at the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing, has ...

BOSTON – According to new research from Boston Medical Center, the antibody function known as antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) ...

A 19th century rural Dutch village had unusually low rates of breastfeeding, likely because mothers were busy working, according to ...

Combining Black Racial Groups Hides Health Disparities in Breastfeeding  A new study from Amira Roess in the Department of Global ...

PHILADELPHIA (MARCH 18, 2022) - Of the more than 200,000 women in U.S. federal and state prisons and jails, it ...

A new study led by researchers at UCLA Health finds no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission through breastmilk. The authors found ...