Breastfeeding News

Posted May 13, 2013:

• Early Formula Use Helps Some Mothers Breastfeed Longer

Posted May 6, 2013:

• Breast Milk Ingredient Could Prevent Deadly Intestinal Problem in Preemies

Posted February 13, 2013:

• Food and Beverages Not Likely to Make Breast-Fed Babies Fussy

Posted February 6, 2013:

• Breast Milk Reduces Risk of Sepsis and Intensive Care Costs in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants

Posted January 24, 2013:

• Breastfeeding OK for Mothers Taking Immunosuppressant Drug, Study Suggests

Posted January 16, 2013:

• Privacy a Problem for Mothers of Newborns in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Posted January 7, 2013:

• Folk Remedies Often Offered During Breastfeeding, Survey Finds

Posted January 4, 2013:

• Breast Milk Contains More Than 700 Species of Bacteria, Spanish Researchers Find

Posted December 10, 2012:

• Digested Formula, but Not Breast Milk, Is Toxic to Cells, in Vitro Study Finds

Posted October 18, 2012:

• Breast-Feeding Reduced Risk for ER/PR-Negative Breast Cancer, Results Find

Posted September 13, 2012:

• Keeping Mom and Baby Together After Delivery Beneficial

Posted September 10, 2012:

• Metabolic Engineer Synthesizes Key Breast Milk Ingredient: Sugar in Human Milk May Protect Babies from Pathogens

Posted August 27, 2012:

• Breast Milk Promotes a Different Gut Flora Growth Than Infant Formulas

Posted August 16, 2012:

• What’s Best for Very Low Birth Weight Babies

Posted August 15, 2012:

• Breastfeeding May Protect Infants from HIV Transmission

Posted August 13, 2012:

• Protective Bacteria in the Infant Gut Have Resourceful Way of Helping Babies Break Down Breast Milk

Posted June 14, 2012:

• Breast Milk Kills HIV and Blocks Its Oral Transmission in Humanized Mouse

Posted June 9, 2012:

• Anthropologists Finds High Levels of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Breast Milk of Amerindian Women

Posted May 23, 2012:

• Hazelnuts: New Source of Key Fat for Infant Formula That's More Like Mother's Milk

Posted May 22, 2012:

• Newly Discovered Breast Milk Antibodies Help Neutralize HIV

Posted May 14, 2012:

• Breastfeeding Benefits: Human Breast Milk Ingredient Adjusts to Optimize for Beneficial Gut Bacteria Over Time

Posted April 30, 2012:

• Pulling Plug on Pacifiers: New Data Do Not Support Recommendation to Restrict Soothers in Breastfeeding Infants

Posted April 23, 2012:

• High Levels of TRAIL Protein in Breast Milk Might Contribute to Anticancer Activity

Posted April 13, 2012:

• Jars of Baby Food Very Low in Micro-Nutrients, UK Study Suggests

Posted March 20, 2012:

• Feeding Your Baby on Demand 'May Contribute to Higher IQ'

Posted February 29, 2012:

• New Infant Formula Ingredients Boost Babies' Immunity by Feeding Their Gut Bacteria

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Can Consuming Caffeine While Breastfeeding Harm Your Baby?

Posted February 9, 2012:

• Baby Knows Best: Baby-Led Weaning Promotes Healthy Food Preferences

Posted December 21, 2011:

• Myths and Truths of Obesity and Pregnancy

Posted December 20, 2011:

• Breastfeeding Saved Babies in 19th Century Montreal

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Mothers Are Not Reaching Breastfeeding Goals: What Needs to Change?

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Dads, Community Health Care Workers' Roles in Supporting Low-Income Moms With Breast Feeding
• Sleep Disruption for Breastfed Babies Is Temporary, Study Finds

Posted September 19, 2011:

• Enriched Infant Formulas Benefit Brain and Heart, Researchers Find
• Breast Milk Antibody Fights HIV but Needs Boost, Study Finds

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Mother’s Postpartum Oxycodone Use: No Safer for Breastfed Infants Than Codeine, Study Suggests

Posted August 30, 2011:

• Like Mama Bears, Nursing Mothers Defend Babies With a Vengeance

Posted August 23, 2011:

• Prolonged Breastfeeding Does Not Protect Against Eczema, Global Study Shows

Posted August 16, 2011:

• Causes of High Incidence of Breast Cancer in African-American Women Identified

Posted August 15, 2011:

• Influence of Breast Milk Vs. Formula and Genetics on Gut Microbiota Composition Could Help Prevent Celiac Disease

Posted August 14, 2011:

• Maternal IV Fluids Linked to Newborns' Weight Loss

Posted July 21, 2011:

• Breastfeeding May Prevent Asthma, Research Suggests

Posted July 18, 2011:

• Manual Breast Milk Expression Better Than Breast Pump for Poor Feeders, Study Finds

Posted July 14, 2011:

• Study Challenges Baby Formula Claim

Posted May 10, 2011:

• Prolonged Breastfeeding May Be Linked to Fewer Behavior Problems

Posted May 2, 2011:

• Growth, Hormonal Profiles Differ Between Breastfed, Formula-Fed Infants: Early Nutrition Has a Long-Term Metabolic Impact

Posted April 30, 2011:

• Formula-Fed Preemies at Higher Risk for Dangerous GI Condition Than Babies Who Get Donor Milk

Posted April 20, 2011:

• Breastfeeding Tied to Stronger Maternal Response to Baby's Cry

Posted April 15, 2011:

• Mothers Who Breastfeed Often Viewed as Less Competent Than Other Women, Study Finds

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Breast Milk May Provide a Personalized Screen of Breast Cancer Risk

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