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A recent study drinking while breastfeeding investigates how alcohol and nicotine in breast milk will impact cognition in children. According to the World Health Organization,...

A Canadian study investigated the link between early risk factors for obesity (breastfeeding, maternal BMI and birth weight) and growth rates of Canadian children. Overweight...

A recent study investigated the role of the Chinese herbal medicine Zengru Gao to promote breastfeeding in the first week following pregnancy. Breastfeeding conveys health...

In a recent study, researchers determine whether financial incentives would improve breastfeeding rates in a UK population. Although breastfeeding and its numerous effects on a...

A recently published prospective longitudinal study examined the effects of breastfeeding on later body composition in adolescents. Obesity is on the rise among all age...

Researchers investigate whether a breastfeeding promotion intervention affected allergy-related conditions such as atopic eczema and asthma in adolescents. Breastfeeding provides many emotional and health benefits...

Attitudes toward breastfeeding have a chequered past despite the many positive health benefits it provides and its association with children's cognitive development. Currently, the UK...

A new study reports that women with a poorer body image were less likely to initiate and maintain baby breastfeeding than women with a...