Importance of Breastfeeding News

Human milk can significantly improve nutritional and neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature babies, say experts.

University of California, San Diego Health Sciences have recent... Read more

Breastfeeding might offer protection against asthma, saysa new study released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

In the two-year study on asthma and wheezing illness ... Read more

Breast milk should be given to a baby at the same time of day it is expressed, a new study has said.

The levels of the components in breast milk change every 24 hours in respon... Read more

A recent study has revealed that fetal exposure to environmental chemicals through breast milk raises the chances of several male reproductive problems.

The researchers showed... Read more

The New South Wales Police boss, who forced a breastfeeding mum to work overtime for every minute she spent expressing milk, has been reported to be a woman.

The revelation ... Read more

The New South Wales Police Force has made an Aussie woman work overtime for every minute she spent expressing breast milk for her child.

The police intelligence analyst, who c... Read more

Researchers from Swansea University have revealed that drugs used to control bleeding after birth may hinder a woman's ability to breastfeed.

The researchers arrived at this conclus... Read more

Women with a family history of breast cancer face a lower risk of developing the disease pre-menopause if they have ever breastfed a child, says a new study.

The research has bee... Read more

A new doll that allows young girls to breastfeed has come under fire as parents fear that it could promote early pregnancy.

Called Bebe Gloton, which means "gluttonous baby", the... Read more

Data from the World Health Organisation indicates that less than 40% of mothers breastfeed their children in the initial months of their life. However breast milk happens to be one of the m... Read more