Pregnancy and breastfeeding are linked to stronger cognition in postmenopausal women, a long-term study suggests. Greater cumulative time spent pregnant and time spent breastfeeding correlated with...
Breastfeeding is linked to lower anxiety and depression over 10 years, a recent study suggests. The research followed 168 women from a Dublin maternity hospital, finding...
Women who breastfeed develop protective immune cells that help guard against breast cancer, with effects lasting for more than 30 years, new research shows. The study...
New mothers can now access breastfeeding support 24 hours a day after the government extended a national helpline. The National Breastfeeding Helpline provides free, evidence-based information...
While breastfeeding has many benefits for a mother and her baby, it has one major drawback: It’s incredibly difficult to know how much milk the baby...
The oxytocin system – which helps release breast milk and strengthens the bond between mother and baby – may be affected during breastfeeding in mothers experiencing...
A team of researchers has created a new sensor to detect sodium ions in breastmilk, a biomarker of elevated mammary permeability, a hallmark of subclinical mastitis...
By Verena Keller, IBCLC lactation consultant , Solms, Germany
The US mother and baby brand Momcozy has joined a worldwide effort aimed at breaking down the barriers women face while breastfeeding. To celebrate World Breastfeeding Week...
Breastfeeding has been previously linked to a lower risk of developing breast cancer
