Bring breastfeeding support close to mothers
World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated in most parts of the world from 01 to 07 August. This year, the Week highlights the importance of providing support to breastfeeding families. Breastfeeding for...
View ArticleMaternity care cuts 'stop new mothers breastfeeding'
Women stop breastfeeding their babies earlier in areas where there have been cuts to maternity services, research suggests. Efficiency savings in the NHS are also leading to a rise in breastfeeding...
View ArticleBreastfeeding problems rarely lead to serious illness, study shows
Breastfed babies admitted to hospital with dehydration or weight loss rarely suffered serious damage, researchers find The research found that almost every baby is able to breastfeed and problems were...
View ArticleBreastfeeding advice unhelpful to mothers, researchers claim
Recommendations by the WHO and Department of Health that babies should be breastfed for six months 'unrealistic for many' The survey showed that health services were not providing the right help to...
View ArticleWork makes breastfeeding a chore
The sooner a new mother goes back to work after giving birth, the less likely she is to breastfeed her baby, researchers have found. Don't miss these Health stories Getty Images/Imagewerks Japan Your...
View ArticleBreastfeeding: New Mums To Get Shop Vouchers
Vouchers for Matalan, John Lewis, Mothercare or supermarkets are to be dished out to new mothers if they feed their babies with breast milk. Researchers from the University of Sheffield are examining...
View ArticleDoes work interfere with breastfeeding?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The sooner a new mother goes back to work after giving birth, the less likely she is to breastfeed her baby, researchers have found. Mothers in the study who went back to...
View ArticleRecord Number of Delegates to Attend NZCOM Conference
Monday, 20 August 2012, 9:52 am Press Release: NZ College Of Midwives 20 August 2012 Media Release Record Number of Delegates to Attend Biennial NZCOM Conference Around 800 midwives, students and...
View ArticleIs breast feeding good for mother and child?
Breast milk is considered to be nature's best gift from a mother to her infant. It is recommended by Pediatricians, Physicians and Dieticians/Nutritionists all over the globe. It is said that a child...
View ArticleBreastfeeding gets a boost
Almost half of all babies born in the United States -- 47.2% to be exact -- are still breastfeeding at 6 months, and the rate at which mothers are initiating breastfeeding of their newborns has had...
View Article‘Skin-to-skin contact helps breastfeeding’
London - Cuddling a baby immediately after birth helps new mothers breastfeed successfully, according to researchers. A study shows that women who had already planned to breastfeed before the delivery...
View ArticleMore mums opt to breastfeed but few stick at it, figures show
More new mums are opting to breastfeed but very few stick at it for long enough, reveal. The 2010 Infant Feeding Survey results from a poll of more than 10,000 women show 81 in every 100 start...
View ArticleReport indicates Colorado moms latching on to extended breastfeeding
New moms in Colorado don't need New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to tell them how beneficial breastfeeding is. They're apparently getting the message without him. The Centers for Disease Control...
View ArticleBreastfeeding may protect infants from HIV transmission
"In developing countries, HIV-infected mothers are faced with the decision of whether or not to breastfeed their babies," said Lars Bode, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Wins Another Round
A flurry of recent studies about breastfeeding are spelling more bad news for moms who switch to formula feeding less than six months after giving birth. The latest, a study released Thursday by the...
View ArticleBreastfeeding gives babies a great start - Poots (Northern Ireland Executive)
(Source: Northern Ireland Executive) Health Minister Edwin Poots has said that breastfeeding gives babies a great start in life. ~ Tuesday, 25 June 2013 The Minister was speaking as he launched a new...
View Article25 June 2013 - Breastfeeding gives babies a great start - Poots (Northern...
(Source: Northern Ireland Executive) Health Minister Edwin Poots has said that breastfeeding gives babies a great start in life. ~ Tuesday, 25 June 2013 The Minister was speaking as he launched a new...
View ArticleBaby friendly award for De Montfort University (De Montfort University)
De Montfort University (DMU) has received the internationally recognised Baby Friendly Initiative award for the high levels of training in breastfeeding provided to students on its midwifery courses....
View ArticleMajority of U.S. Hospitals Do Not Fully Support Breastfeeding
New CDC report shows missed opportunities for preventing childhood obesity beginning at birth...
View ArticleBreastfeeding mothers in Britain to be encouraged with vouchers
In Boythorpe, Chesterfield, just one in five mothers breastfeed their babies, a number that has remained stubbornly static for more than two decades. For some in Boythorpe, the problem is that they...
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