Background Lactation Consultants (LC) at Health Sciences Centre (HSC) and St Boniface General Hospitals (SBGH) supported the lactation of 2/3 of Manitoba newborns since 1994. The LC program in HSC was...

Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds

A pediatrician and internationally recognized leader in breastfeeding science, Lawrence passed away at the age of 101. During a career spanning more than seven decades at the University of Rochester M...

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IntroductionHuman breast milk is a sophisticated and complex biological fluid that provides crucial nutritional, immunological, and microbial benefits to inf...

Objective To investigate the impact of different feeding methods on the manifestation of novel coronavirus infection symptoms in newborns following maternal infection with the novel coronavirus. Resul...

Breastfeeding benefits both mothers and babies, including reduced risk of heart disease in mothers

Girls and boys who were exclusively breastfed showed a reduced risk of early puberty in a large new study from South Korea that Canadian doctors say could apply here.

Obesity and systemic inflammation contribute to chronic diseases of aging. Infants who were breastfed have smaller waist circumferences as adults. Infants who were breastfed have lower systemic inflam...

Objective This study aimed to compare the characteristics and experiences of women with measured low and normal 24 h milk production. Methods We analysed data from a nested case-control study of 136 p...

Endogenous oxytocin plays an important role in lactation, but its effectiveness as an exogenous galactagogue has been modest due to dose-limiting side effects related to off-target effects at the vas...

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Association of breastfeeding duration with cardiac structure and function in 4 years old

The evidence supporting the health benefits of breastfeeding is overwhelming, yet many women taking medicines are advised to stop, often unnecessarily.

An antibody in maternal milk limits an allergy-promoting bacterium in the infant gut microbiome, informing the development of better formula milk.

LA JOLLA—Of the 3.6 million babies born in the United States each year, around 80 percent begin breastfeeding in their first month of life. Breastfeeding has known benefits for both mother and child, ...

NIH trial to assess if eating peanuts, eggs during pregnancy, breastfeeding protects infants.

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