In a study to be presented on Feb. 5 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Atlanta, researchers will present findings from a study titled, Maternal Diet Alters the Breast Milk ...
Feb 2, 2016
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Some infants of lactating mothers given the antibiotic and antimalarial, azithromycin, during delivery may be protected from disease, or harmed by the drug. These findings are the results of the most comprehensive evaluation ...
Jan 14, 2016
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The composition of the gut microbiome in infants at six weeks of age appears to be associated with the delivery method by which they were born and how they were fed, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.
Jan 11, 2016
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Patrick, a premature baby weighing a minuscule 1.2 kilos (2.65 pounds), was "saved" by a breast milk bank in South Africa, where child mortality is high despite being the continent's most developed economy.
Jan 3, 2016
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Zinc levels in breast milk may be able to serve as an indicator of breast function during lactation, according to Penn State health researchers.
Dec 22, 2015
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A study at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia confirms freeze-drying as an effective alternative means of storing breast milk to the deep-freezing typically used at milk banks.
Dec 17, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Breast-feeding a premature infant may help reduce the risk of a serious eye problem known as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), new research suggests.
Nov 16, 2015
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Maternal bone density decreases after childbirth, but only among women who lactate for at least four months. The lactation period is unrelated to vitamin D status. A PhD thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy has explored the issue.
Nov 5, 2015
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In the latest update on the testing of breast milk samples purchased online, researchers found that no samples appeared to be contaminated with illicit drugs.
Oct 29, 2015
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A new study suggests the road to obesity may be paved with non-nutritious carbohydrates in breast milk, shifting popular notions about how and why children grow to become overweight adults.
Oct 28, 2015
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