http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Breast-Feeding-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:42:09 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/mothers-have-to-deal-with-income-loss-if-they-opt-to-breastfeed-their-babies-100767-1.htm Even as breastfeeding is recommended as the most effective and cost-free way of improving a baby's health, a new study has found that breastfeeding mothers have to pay "hidden costs" as compared to those who use formula milk. "Breastfeeding for six months or longer is only free if a mother's time is worth absolutely nothing," said Mary C. Noonan, an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa, and coauthor of the study, "Is Breastfeeding Truly Cost Free? Income Consequences of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mothers-have-to-deal-with-income-loss-if-they-opt-to-breastfeed-their-babies-100767-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/breastfed-babies-less-likely-to-become-angry-study-97438-1.htm Breastfed babies are less likely to grow up angry and irritable compared to bottle-fed babies, according to a recent study. Scientists believe that the warm attachment to their mother makes them more mild-mannered and less hostile in later life, the Daily Express reported. The study followed almost 2,000 people for 24 years and found that those who were not breastfed as infants had higher levels of hostility, particularly cynicism and paranoia, in adulthood than their peers. "This ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/breastfed-babies-less-likely-to-become-angry-study-97438-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breastfed-Babies-More-Likely-to-be-Cranky-96065-1.htm In a surprising statement, experts have revealed that breastfed babies are more likely to be cranky and cry more than their counterparts who have not been breastfed. The Medical Research Council team said that although it appears that formula-fed babies are more contented, babies still need breast milk for a variety of reasons. In their study, the MRC scientists asked 300 mothers to comment on their baby's temperament and the feed given to the baby. Of the 300 babies, 137 were exclusively breastfed, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breastfed-Babies-More-Likely-to-be-Cranky-96065-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breastfed-Babies-Only-Temporarily-Disrupted-in-Sleep-92101-1.htm While breastfed babies initially awaken more during the night for feedings, their sleep patterns -- falling asleep, staying asleep and total sleep time -- stabilize in later infancy and become comparable to non-breastfed babies, according to an abstract presented Monday, Oct. 17, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Boston. In the study, "Long-Term Relationship Between Breastfeeding and Sleep," 89 mothers of exclusively breastfed infants and 54 mothers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breastfed-Babies-Only-Temporarily-Disrupted-in-Sleep-92101-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Oxycodone-Use-by-Mother-During-Postpartum-Period-is-No-Safer-for-Breastfed-Infants-Than-Codeine-90333-1.htm Until recently it was considered safe to breastfeed while taking codeine since doctors have been prescribing codeine for postpartum pain management for many years. But the death of an infant exposed to codeine through breast milk has many health care providers questioning the safety of the drug when used by breastfeeding mothers. Because of the potential risks, some doctors have begun the practice of prescribing oxycodone as an alternative to codeine; however, a new study soon to be published ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Oxycodone-Use-by-Mother-During-Postpartum-Period-is-No-Safer-for-Breastfed-Infants-Than-Codeine-90333-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-of-Depression-High-Among-New-Mothers-With-Breast-Feeding-Problems-88051-1.htm ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-of-Depression-High-Among-New-Mothers-With-Breast-Feeding-Problems-88051-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/One-More-Important-Reason-to-Breastfeed-86495-1.htm A recent analysis of 18 different research has shown that infants who are breastfed have a reduced risk of SIDS or sudden infant death syndrome. Researchers found that the risk of SIDS was 60 percent lower among infants who are breastfed as compared to infants who are on formula milk. The risk of dying from SIDS is 70 percent lower in infants who are breastfed exclusively. The study authors believe that there definitely is a connection between breastfeeding and reduction in the risk of SIDS, though the reason is still not very clear....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/One-More-Important-Reason-to-Breastfeed-86495-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breastfed-Babies-Have-Less-Number-of-Behavioral-Issues-in-Later-Life-84798-1.htm In yet another thumbs-up to breast feeding, a new study conducted by a group of British researchers has revealed that those babies who have been breast fed for at least four months develop fewer behavioral problems later in their lives. The researchers used data from the ongoing Millennium Cohort Study in which more than 10,000 babies of white ethnic background took part. The mothers were interviewed by the researchers first when the baby was nine months old and subsequent interviews took place every two years since 2000....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breastfed-Babies-Have-Less-Number-of-Behavioral-Issues-in-Later-Life-84798-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Babies-Insufficiently-Breastfed-84479-1.htm Research has shown that breastfeeding benefits to the babies are multiple, however, that seems to have become an ancient wisdom for modern day women. A new study has found that of the 75 percent of U.S. babies who start out breastfeeding, only 13 percent are exclusively breastfed at the end of six months. Six months of exclusive breastfeeding is the American Academy of Pediatrics' minimum recommendation. The rates are particularly low among African-American infants. Diane Spatz, of Penn Nursing has joined Surgeon General Regina M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Babies-Insufficiently-Breastfed-84479-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/US-First-Lady-Urges-Women-to-Breastfeed-80960-1.htm As part of her campaign against childhood obesity, US First Lady Michelle Obama is urging women to breastfeed. She is calling for the removal of barriers to nursing at work. The Obama administration has already introduced more flexible work rules and tax breaks on nursing equipment in order to encourage American women to breastfeed. The move risks fresh controversy for Mrs Obama after former Alaska governor Sarah Palin accused her and others of trying to use government power to dictate private behaviour like eating habits....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/US-First-Lady-Urges-Women-to-Breastfeed-80960-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Can-Exclusive-Breast-Feeding-for-Six-Months-Mean-More-Harm-Than-Good-79426-1.htm Scientists are of the opinion that exclusive breast feeding for six months can harm babies. This has left campaigners of breastfeeding outraged and mothers flummoxed. According to a recent review, if babies are not weaned to solids before six months, it could cause a whole lot of harm. This is the opinion of many experts from leading child health institutes. Mary Fewtrell, from the childhood nutrition research centre at the University College London Institute of Child Health, said ,"I really want ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Can-Exclusive-Breast-Feeding-for-Six-Months-Mean-More-Harm-Than-Good-79426-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Soon-a-Mothers-Milk-Bank-for-NSW-Mums-Who-Cant-Breastfeed-77397-1.htm NSW mums who cannot breastfeed will have the option of giving their babies milk from donor mothers if a community milk bank is funded by the state government. The Mothers Milk Bank operates in Queensland and relies on donations to provide breast milk to women who cannot express it themselves. Nationals MP Geoff Provest (Tweed) is lobbying the government to stump up the necessary 600,000 dollars a year in funding to bring the service to NSW. "If they did, it would dramatically decrease illnesses in children....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Soon-a-Mothers-Milk-Bank-for-NSW-Mums-Who-Cant-Breastfeed-77397-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Desire-to-Breastfeed-Found-Wanting-in-Afro-American-Women-75018-1.htm New research indicates that African American women are less likely to initiate and continue breastfeeding, primarily due to a lack of desire and lack of self-efficacy. They reported 'lacking a desire to breastfeed' (55 percent versus 27 percent) and were less likely to report other obstacles that are easier to overcome, such as misinformation about breastfeeding and whether a contraindication truly exists. The research was presented Monday, Oct. 4, at the American ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Desire-to-Breastfeed-Found-Wanting-in-Afro-American-Women-75018-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-Maternal-Diet-High-in-Trans-Fats-Doubles-Risk-of-Excess-Body-Fat-in-Breastfed-Babies-74733-1.htm Mothers who consume a diet high in trans fats double the likelihood that their infants will have high levels of body fat, a new University of Georgia study has suggested. Researchers, whose results appear in the early online edition of the IEuropean Journal of Clinical Nutrition/I, found that infants whose mothers consumed more than 4.5 grams of trans fats per day while breastfeeding were twice as likely to have high percentages of body fat, or adiposity, than infants whose mothers consumed less than 4....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-Maternal-Diet-High-in-Trans-Fats-Doubles-Risk-of-Excess-Body-Fat-in-Breastfed-Babies-74733-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Three-quarters-of-US-Mothers-Breastfeed-Newborns-Study-73979-1.htm Three million US newborns, or three-quarters of all infants born in 2007, began life breastfeeding, meeting a national health goal set for 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday. But six and 12 months down the line, the number of babies who were still nursing fell off sharply: only 43 percent of babies, or 1.8 million infants, were still breastfeeding at six months and less than a quarter were doing so at 12 months, the CDC said in a report. The 2007 breastfeeding ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Three-quarters-of-US-Mothers-Breastfeed-Newborns-Study-73979-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mothers-Who-Dont-Breastfeed-More-Likely-to-Become-Diabetic-73234-1.htm A study by University of Pittsburgh researchers has claimed that breastfeeding protects mothers from developing type 2 diabetes later in life. "We have seen dramatic increases in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes over the last century," said Dr. Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, assistant professor of medicine, epidemiology, and obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. "Diet and exercise are widely known to impact the risk of type 2 diabetes, but few people ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mothers-Who-Dont-Breastfeed-More-Likely-to-Become-Diabetic-73234-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Long-Term-Risk-of-Chronic-Disease-Cut-If-Babies-are-Breastfed-71943-1.htm If a new research is to be believed, a rise in chronic disease in Australia may be attributed to the modern negative attitudes to breastfeeding. Dr Julia Smith, from the Australian National University (ANU), and colleagues set out to assess the public health significance of premature weaning of infants from breast milk on the risk of chronic illness later in life. The study mapped the public health impact of premature weaning over the past five decades in Australia. The researchers found ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Long-Term-Risk-of-Chronic-Disease-Cut-If-Babies-are-Breastfed-71943-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/AIDS-Drugs-Helped-Prevent-99pc-of-HIV-Transmission-to-Breastfed-Babies-70226-1.htm AIDS-combating antiretroviral drug combinations administered to pregnant and breastfeeding women in Botswana, Africa, helped prevent 99 percent of the mothers from transmitting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to their babies. The result came from an international clinical trial led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). "This is the lowest rate of mother-to-child transmission recorded in a study from Africa, or among breastfeeding infants," ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/AIDS-Drugs-Helped-Prevent-99pc-of-HIV-Transmission-to-Breastfed-Babies-70226-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Taiwan-to-Protect-Nursing-Mothers-Right-to-Breastfeed-in-Public-62979-1.htm Taiwan is to protect the right of nursing mothers to breastfeed in public with hefty fines for those who try to stop them, as part of a campaign to promote the practice, officials said Wednesday. The government's Bureau of Health Promotion is drafting a bill that would impose a penalty of up to 30,000 Taiwan dollars (940 US dollars) for anyone attempting to prevent breastfeeding in public, a bureau official said. "Breastfeeding is a global trend and we want to ensure a better environment ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Taiwan-to-Protect-Nursing-Mothers-Right-to-Breastfeed-in-Public-62979-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Should-Mothers-Breastfeed-In-Public-57310-1.htm Up to a third of Australians believe that mothers should not breastfeed their babies in public, shows a new poll. The Newspoll survey also showed that another third think a baby should stop breastfeeding within six months, despite 65 per cent of people saying that breastfed babies had a better chance of surviving beyond a year old. The poll also found only 29 percent "strongly agree" that women should be encouraged do so in public. Up to 36 per cent said that breastfeeding was unacceptable ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Should-Mothers-Breastfeed-In-Public-57310-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hesitant-British-Mothers-Urge-Celebrities-To-Breastfeed-In-Public-54467-1.htm Two thirds of the 'hesitant' Brit mothers have called upon celebrities to breastfeed in public to encourage acceptance in a new survey. The poll conducted by Mother and Baby magazine revealed that many mothers feel too self-conscious to breastfeed over the fears of public stares. The mothers urged celebrities to breastfeed in public to encourage acceptance, with Myleene Klass chosen as the top celebrity role model. The survey revealed that 65pct said they would not even try it because ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hesitant-British-Mothers-Urge-Celebrities-To-Breastfeed-In-Public-54467-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Brit-Mothers-Hesitate-to-Breastfeed-in-Public-54201-1.htm A new survey has said that two in three UK mothers hesitate to breastfeed their kids whether inside or outside over fears of attracting unwanted attention. A large number of women believe UK is "not breastfeeding-friendly". Despite decades of initiatives to persuade mothers that "breast is best", most still prefer using infant formula milk because they believe society at large is anti-breastfeeding. "Every mum we questioned understood the health benefits of breastfeeding, but a huge ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Brit-Mothers-Hesitate-to-Breastfeed-in-Public-54201-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Rest-Before-And-After-Delivery-Reduces-C-Section-Rates-Enhances-Breast-Feeding-46036-1.htm In two new studies, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that taking maternity leave before and after the birth of a baby is beneficial both for the health of mothers and newborns. While one study found that women who started their leave in the last month of pregnancy were less likely to have caesarean deliveries, the second one discovered that new mothers were more likely to establish breastfeeding the longer they delayed their return to work. Led by Sylvia ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Rest-Before-And-After-Delivery-Reduces-C-Section-Rates-Enhances-Breast-Feeding-46036-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Childhood-Behavioral-Problems-Less-Likely-Among-Breast-Fed-Kids-43591-1.htm A new study has suggested that kids who are breastfed are less likely to suffer from behavioral or mental health issues than those who are not nursed. The research has been presented at the American Public Health Association's 136th Annual Meeting (and) Exposition in San Diego. To reach the conclusion, the research looked at whether breastfeeding is associated with decreased behavioral problems and psychiatric illness during childhood. Using 2003 National Survey of Children's Health data from 102,353 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Childhood-Behavioral-Problems-Less-Likely-Among-Breast-Fed-Kids-43591-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Heart-Health-is-Better-in-Breastfeed-Babies-40375-1.htm New research indicates that infants who are breastfed have lower levels of cholesterol in later life, and that nursing mothers have a lesser risk of breast cancer. The study shows that thousands of lives can be saved if all women breastfed their babies exclusively for the recommended six months. Lower cholesterol levels reduce the risk of developing heart disease in later life. In order to reach the conclusion, a review of data from over 17,000 adults was conducted by researchers at ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Heart-Health-is-Better-in-Breastfeed-Babies-40375-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Taste-for-New-Foods-from-Mums-Flavoured-Milk-in-Breastfed-Babies-39707-1.htm Researchers say babies get a taste for new food in latter life based on what the mom has eaten during pregnancy. According to the new research, nursing mothers can make their breast milk taste like banana shake if they want. All they have to do is eat the fruit an hour or less before feeding time. The study, conducted by University of Copenhagen scientists, suggests that mothers can pass on a love for new foods to their babies via their milk. Breast milk can be given other flavours in the same way....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Taste-for-New-Foods-from-Mums-Flavoured-Milk-in-Breastfed-Babies-39707-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mothers-Extended-Anti-HIV-Regimen-Cuts-Infection-in-Breastfed-Babies-37636-1.htm Two studies that support breastfeeding by HIV-positive women in developing countries, reveal that an extended anti-HIV regimen can curb babies' infection rates and breastfeeding can improve survival in those babies infected by their mothers. A clinical study in Malawi followed 3,016 babies of HIV-positive mothers for two years. Breastfed infants who received prolonged preventative treatment had HIV infection rates less than half of those who received standard care. Newborns whose mothers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mothers-Extended-Anti-HIV-Regimen-Cuts-Infection-in-Breastfed-Babies-37636-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Baby-Girls-Benefit-More-from-Breast-Feeding-Than-Boys-37486-1.htm Baby girls enjoy the benefits of breast feeding much more than breast-fed boys. In fact breast-fed babies overall have an upper hand on infants on baby formula, says a new research. Breast feeding is a step ahead of baby formula in giving infants a number of health advantages and the research indicated that the girls were at greater advantage than boys, as far as benefits from breast milk is concerned, reports Scotsman. In the research, health experts followed a group of very low birth-weight, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Baby-Girls-Benefit-More-from-Breast-Feeding-Than-Boys-37486-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breastfed-Babies-Less-Likely-to-Die-of-SIDS-Study-36113-1.htm Breastfeeding a baby can reduce the risk of cot death by a third, a new study released on Wednesday by a British charity has found. Research released by the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) found that breastfed babies, even those who were partly breastfed, were one-third less likely to die as a cot death than babies who were never breastfed. The study, a meta-analysis comprising the results of 27 different studies conducted since 1965, examined the relationship between breastfeeding and cot death in the developed world....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breastfed-Babies-Less-Likely-to-Die-of-SIDS-Study-36113-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Shy-Mums-can-Breastfeed-in-Public-With-Peek-a-Boob-Bib-on-31836-1.htm For women who feel shy while breastfeeding their babies in public, there's a smart solution - the 'Peek a Boob' bib. Invented by Sydney mum Cassandra James-Killer, 'Peek a Boob' is an adult size bib for women who feel embarrassed while breastfeeding in public. Aimed at women who feel uncomfortable exposing their breast in public, the fashionable adult-size bib has just been launched on the internet. However, the bib has been deemed "unnecessary" by the Australian Breastfeeding Association. James-Killer, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Shy-Mums-can-Breastfeed-in-Public-With-Peek-a-Boob-Bib-on-31836-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breastfed-Babies-Breathe-Better-28837-1.htm The longer a baby is breastfed, the better it breathes - unless the mother is asthmatic - a new study says. Breastfed babies are also less liable to suffer from diarrhoea and ear infections, says the study, published in the November issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. "Longer breastfeeding in infancy is associated with improved lung function in later childhood, with minimal effects on airflow in children of non-asthmatic mothers," wrote Theresa W. Guilbert of the University of Wisconsin-Madison....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breastfed-Babies-Breathe-Better-28837-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Patterns-Of-Breastfed-Babies-Disturbed-If-Their-Mothers-Smoke-25901-1.htm The Monell Chemical Senses Center reports that nicotine found in the breast milk of lactating mothers who smoke cigarettes, can disrupt the sleep patterns of their babies. The findings raise new questions regarding whether nicotine exposure through breast milk affects infant development. The findings, published in the journal Pediatrics, raise new questions regarding whether nicotine exposure through breast milk affects infant development. While many women quit or cut down on smoking while ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleep-Patterns-Of-Breastfed-Babies-Disturbed-If-Their-Mothers-Smoke-25901-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Iraqi-Mothers-Advised-to-Breastfeed-Their-Babies-Instead-of-Infant-Formula-24910-1.htm The United Nations children's agency called Sunday for Iraqi mothers to breastfeed their babies rather than resorting to infant formula that might spread waterborne diseases. Iraq distributes formula free through its food rationing system and only one in four nursing mothers relies entirely on her own milk -- a situation that UNICEF's Iraq representative Roger Wright described as a "recipe for disaster". Just over a million new Iraqis were born over the last 12 months amid the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Iraqi-Mothers-Advised-to-Breastfeed-Their-Babies-Instead-of-Infant-Formula-24910-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20548 According to the latest on breast-feeding, there is no hard and fast rule as to how a mother should feed her newborn. Most young mothers would be more than glad to endorse that view as standard positions like sitting upright while breast feeding, can prove too painful for motherly feelings to override. Take the case of Nicola Adolphe. Nicola accordingly, had a horrendous time trying to breastfeed when her daughter Deborah was born. As manager of a play center she knew that breastfeeding was ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20548 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18358 Breastfed kids climb higher up the social ladder than bottle-fed children, reveals a large, long term study, published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Over 3000 children from 16 rural and urban areas across England and Scotland were monitored from birth, as part of the Boyd Orr Study of Diet and Health in Pre-War Britain (1937-1939). The study results are based on 1414 people in their 60s and 70s, for whom information on breastfeeding in infancy and changes in social class was available....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18358 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18244 According to a study conducted by British researchers, breast fed babies have a better vision when compared to their bottle fed counterparts. This once again goes on to prove the numerous benefits of breast feeding. This study was conducted by Institute of Child Health in London among 262 children in the age group of four to six. In this group, 184 children have been bottle-fed with formula milk while 78 have been breastfed. The formula milk given to the bottle-fed children was fortified with two types of fatty acids DHA and AA....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18244 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18153 In a study published in Clinical Pediatrics, it is reported that breast feeding mothers may be deficient in vitamin D. If this deficit is taken care of, their children may not be affected by vitamin D deficiency disorders. Joyce M. Lee and his team belonging to University of Michigan conducted a study among forty healthy women, majority of them black and their children. Twenty of the mothers were found to be deficient in vitamin D. Among their children who were being breast fed, twenty six were found to be lacking in vitamin D....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18153 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16573 Children that are breast fed are able to overcome certain ear infections that occur due to genetic abnormalities. This was discovered by a group of researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Chronic, recurrent ear infections occur in as many as 19 % children. Ear infections can lead to learning disorders as it interferes with the development of language. Although it was known that ear infections may be caused due to abnormal genes, scientists had not been able to pinpoint ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16573 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14632 Breastfed infants may be less likely to grow into overweight children than formula-fed babies, says a study. Over 12.5 million children and teenagers in the US are overweight, according to government statistics. This accounts for 17.1 percent of children and teenagers aged two to 19 years, reported an online edition of health magazine WebMD. Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis and other researchers in the US studied 15,253 children between the ages of nine and 14 and their mothers. Roughly 6,000 of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14632 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12881 Breast feeding drew many activists who held a demonstration in Burlington after the City Council rejected a resolution to take an official stance in support of the practice. The rally was hosted by Vermont's Health Department and a breast-feeding support group kicked off World Breastfeeding Week. Activists marched on Church Street Saturday to raise public awareness to say that say breastfeeding is not just a private bond between mothers and babies but that it was a community health issue, too....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12881 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12521 Campaigners have handed a petition to the prime minister to increase the support for breastfeeding mothers. The campaigners have summoned support from both MPs and actress Emma Thompson. They are also planning to conduct a demonstration outside the Department of Health. The support group Best Beginnings has asked the government to set up a national breastfeeding strategy whose main aim is to protect a woman's right to breastfeed in public in England. They also want the group to be headed by a national infant feeding co-ordinator....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12521 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12057 Researchers from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey have reported that breast fed infants are less likely to indulge in bed wetting as children since they seem to have a developmental edge. "There is biological plausibility in inferring that breast-feeding protects against bed-wetting and our results show a strong statistical association," the researchers said. They added that there was sufficient evidence that bed-wetting can "result from delayed neurodevelopment....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12057 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11011 Observing that breast feeding alone can reduce infant mortality rates, the Centre has asked the state governments to launch awareness campaigns on breast feeding on the lines of the initiative for polio immunisation. BRBR Breast feeding alone can reduce infant mortality rates by 13 per cent. It is not only the best food for the child but also ensures a strong foundation for good health throughout life, Secretary Women and Child Development Reva Nayyar said. BRBR Nayyar said her ministry ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11011 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10988 New Delhi, Jun 5. Observing that breast feeding alone can reduce infant mortality rates; the Centre has asked the state governments to launch awareness campaigns on breast feeding on the lines of the initiative for polio immunization. Breast feeding alone can reduce infant mortality rates by 13 per cent. It is not only the best food for the child but also ensures a strong foundation for good health throughout life, Secretary Women and Child Development Reva Nayyar said. Nayyar said her ministry ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10988 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10913 Health professionals disagree with using dummy due to different developmental, hygienic or aesthetic reasons. A study in a medical journal gives authoritative evidence that dummies are bad for babies and parents should be in need of advise. The research the results of 20 studies conducted over the world since from past decade was analysed and it shows babies who are used to dummies are prone to reject or breastfeed for a shorter time. The researchers found that rather than giving dummy, which ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10913 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10351 British mothers are demanding that they be allowed to breastfeed babies in public. The National Childbirth Trust has also put its weight behind this proposal saying that 'women should feel confident and comfortable' when feeding their babies. bRBR MP David Kidney's Private Member's Bill has called for a breastfeeding law in England since Scotland already has such a legislation, which was passed in March. In a survey by the NCT, it was found that of 1,394 mothers 85 percent breastfed their ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10351 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=9887 Breastfeeding always comes with a host of benefits. One more, which emphasizes the weight problems prevalent amongst present day kids, explains the importance of breastfeeding in ensuring that children do not grow obese. The study found that when children are breastfed longer than three months, the risk of getting obese reduces by almost 40%, especially if the child was born to an overweight mother also diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Researchers in Germany studied nearly 324 children ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=9887 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=9753 New born breast fed babies' growth pattern will become the benchmark against which the growth of babies will be measured. This will indeed mark a sea change from the practice of almost 4 decades, where babies have always been measured against a growth chart formulated on the growth pattern portrayed by formula- fed babies. It is well known that bottle-fed children grow at a quicker rate as compared to breast fed infants and this makes them prone to becoming overweight and developing conditions like diabetes....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=9753 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=6150 Study has found that more Women in US will start breast feeding their child if the health care providers could encourage and explain them with the benefits of breast feeding. As the study results showed that women who had plans of breastfeeding before child birth breast fed their children's for the required period compared to women who did not plan for breast feeding. Professor Indu B. Ahluwalia and colleagues CDC, Atlanta surveyed data from 31,000 pregnant women and found that 9,500 women did ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=6150 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=5615 Recent research suggests that maternal intake of food allergens is an important factor in the pathogenesis of infantile colic among breastfed infants. Infantile colic affects up to 28% of infants in the first months of life. Colic symptoms usually peak at 6 weeks of age and improve gradually over the following weeks. In the study, which appears in the current issue of the journal Pediatrics, a randomized, controlled trial of a low-allergen maternal diet was conducted among exclusively breastfed infants presenting with colic....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=5615