Breastfeeding Stories
- While exclusive feeding with breast milk was recommended for the first six months of babies' lives, a new study suggested the method of feeding mattered too.
- Researchers found that more than 60 percent of breast milk samples contained traces of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, nearly a week after their last use by the mother.
- Alcohol consumption among breastfeeding mothers was linked to cognitive deficits in children aged 6 to 7. But the association weakened over time.
- In recognition of Breastfeeding Awareness month, here is a list of some of the best foods and drinks for nursing mothers.
- In honor of the end of World Breastfeeding Week, let's explore some of the fact and fiction behind this common practice.
- Breastfeeding should be part of schoolchildren's curriculum, British doctors suggest.
- Women who breastfeed may be less likely to have a heart attack or stroke, new study suggests.
- Breastfeeding may protect mothers from chronic pain after C-section, new research suggests.
- An infographic displays more than 100 benefits of breastfeeding for a mother, her baby, and society.
- New research suggests that the benefits of breastfeeding may be due more to the type of woman who is likely to breastfeed rather than the practice itself.
- All you need is milk, milk — milk is all you need.
- Doctors should keep encouraging new mothers to breastfeed, a US task force has recommended, but some strategies may not work as well as others.