Breastfeeding News
The act of breastfeeding is known to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease in women, but it has been unclear how it decreases the risk and what risk factors it alters. A recent study s... Read more
The duration of breastfeeding was associated not only with childhood intelligence but adult intelligence, education, and income as well. Read more
According to a new CDC report, in 2007 75% of babies were breastfed to some degree in the first few weeks of life. However, this number drops to 43% by 6 months of age. That is 43% of babi... Read more
The FDA has issued a warning about codeine use when breastfeeding. A rare but serious side effect is possible in which the baby experiences a morphine overdose. Some women have a genetic tra... Read more
A recently published report looked at the health effects of breastfeeding on both infants and mothers in developed countries. The report was based on a massive review of scientific studies;... Read more
There was an interesting story in the Wall Street Journal last week about the fact that all New York City public hospitals began implementing a plan to stop giving newborn mothers bags with... Read more
The United States National Library of Medicine, through its Toxicology Data Network, has published a new online database called LactMed that lists medications and their use by breasfeeding m... Read more
In April 2006, new growth charts became available from the World Health Organization. These growth standards are based on optimal nutrition and feeding practices and a healthy environment. T... Read more
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its breastfeeding recommendations, last updated in 1997. Revised recommendations include: exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months,... Read more