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Breastfeeding
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Does maternal weight influence breastfeeding success?
Breastfeeding is the ideal source of nutrition for almost all infants. However, only 44% of infants worldwide below…
Exercise boosts beneficial hormone transfer in breastfeeding mothers
Although women have breastfed since the beginning of time, there is very little scientific research on how exercise…
Longer durations of breastfeeding lowers the risk of childhood cancers
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, a Danish team of researchers investigated whether duration of…
High-intensity exercise increases adiponectin concentrations in human breast milk
Although women have breastfed since the beginning of time, there is very little scientific research on how exercise…
Infant feeding practices, health and quality of life outcomes during the 2022 infant formula shortage
The occurrence of a large and widespread shortage of infant formula in the US during May 2022 focused…
COVID booster in lactating mothers can provide antibodies for infants
Lactating mothers who get the COVID-19 booster pass along the antibodies to their children via their breast milk…
Study reveals safety of MS drugs during breastfeeding in child’s early years of life
Certain medications for multiple sclerosis (MS) called monoclonal antibodies, taken while breastfeeding, may not affect the development of…