New mothers who practice expressing their breast milk by hand during the first days following their child’s birth are more likely to still be nursing two months later than mothers who use an electric breast pump,according to findings from a new study led by researchers at UCSF. The randomized trial,which focused on healthy,full-term [...] [...]
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          | HSC unveils new breastfeeding app Texas Tech Health Sciences Center officials unveiled a new smartphone application called the InfantRisk Center Mobile Application Wednesday afternoon. Priced at $29.99,the app provides physicians and other health care workers with up-to-date information about medications and their safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The app is based on a book by InfantRisk Center [...] [...] Three decades after world health leaders urged stringent limits on the marketing of baby formula and related products,a new report shows that Latin America has made significant progress in constraining such marketing,but abuses continue to occur because of inadequate monitoring and sanctions. The new report,released today by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health [...] [...] Three scientists who controversially cast doubt on the safety of exclusively breastfeeding babies until six months old have links to infant formula and baby food companies,breastfeeding advocates say. In a paper in the British Medical Journal,paediatrician Dr Mary Fewtrell and colleagues said exclusive breastfeeding to six months was associated with a higher risk of [...] [...] It’s commonly believed that one of the sacrifices new moms must make in order to breast-feed is their sleep. But new research suggests that’s just not the case. The study,published online Nov. 8 in the journal Pediatrics,found that new mothers slept about the same amount of time whether they were breast-feeding or formula-feeding. “There is [...] [...] Note to new moms:If you breastfeed now,you’ll be more likely to slip back into those skinny jeans for years to come. In a new study,researchers at the University of Pittsburgh discovered that even one month of breastfeeding can ward off weight gain well into the future —perhaps even for the rest of [...] [...] |                | |
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