Pediatrics
New technologies reuse old marketing tactics to undermine breastfeeding
New products that claim to replicate mother's milk have entered the lucrative market for infant formula.
Jun 15, 2021
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Pediatrics
Breastfeeding initiation varies by race/ethnicity across U.S.
There is considerable racial/ethnic variation in breastfeeding initiation across the United States, according to research published in the May 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and ...
May 28, 2021
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Health
Twitter data unveils issues nursing mothers face, informs proposed interventions
Social media has become a platform for new mothers to openly share their experiences of the joys and challenges of parenthood. Researchers at Penn State and Dalhousie University have unraveled the sentiments in nursing mothers' ...
May 6, 2021
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Neuroscience
Researchers find breastfeeding linked to higher neurocognitive testing scores
New research finds that children who were breastfed scored higher on neurocognitive tests. Researchers in the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) analyzed thousands of ...
Apr 27, 2021
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Medical research
Doulas help families meet breastfeeding goals
Fewer than 10% of women who give birth in the United States each year use doulas. But these professionals—who aren't medical providers, but rather individuals whose job focuses on supporting families during the birthing ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Pediatrics
Moms need guidance on what to eat when their breastfeeding infant has a food allergy
Many new mothers with infants want very much to breastfeed as it is the gold standard for early nutrition. What to do when you find out your young child has a food allergy, and you are breastfeeding? A new study in Annals ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Promoting and protecting human milk and breastfeeding during COVID-19
With stressors mounting daily on the health care system due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a de-prioritization of the childbearing family has been noted. Their care has changed, resulting in mothers forced to go through labor ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Should I get a COVID vaccine while I'm pregnant or breastfeeding? Is it safe for me and my baby?
From Monday, Australia's front-line health workers, quarantine staff, border control officers, and workers and residents in aged-care homes will be offered the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Feb 18, 2021
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Pediatrics
COVID-infected mothers separated from their babies affects breastfeeding outcomes
It may be safe for COVID-infected mothers to maintain contact with their babies. Keeping them apart can cause maternal distress and have a negative effect on exclusive breastfeeding later in infancy, according to The COVID ...
Feb 11, 2021
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Health
Breastfeeding research improves lives and advances health, but faces conflicts
Breastfeeding and breast milk provide big opportunities to support maternal, infant and population health. This is especially true during the current pandemic because breastfeeding can help alleviate food insecurity, and ...
Feb 9, 2021
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