Insulin provides an important role in making breast milk
Why do so many new mothers struggle to make enough breast milk to nurse their newborns? A new study, published in the journal PloS One, found it has to do with insulin production. “Considering that 20...
View ArticleBreastfeeding benefits: higher IQ
A higher IQ can be added to the list of benefits associated with breastfeeding, according to a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers led by Dr. Mandy Belfort, of Boston Children’s...
View Article2013 report card: breastfeeding nation
Breastfeeding rates have continued to rise over the past decade, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2013 Breastfeeding Report Card. “This is great news for the...
View ArticleBottle feeding could increase risk of stomach problems in infants
A new study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, found infants being bottle fed were at a higher risk to develop a form of stomach obstruction, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS). Researchers from Seattle...
View ArticleFDA updates safety rules for infant formula
Parents are always looking for ways to safeguard their little ones from baby gates to cabinet latches to childproof door locks. Now, parents will have little less to worry about with the U.S. Food and...
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