Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Breastfeeding lowers the risk of diabetes as well as breast and ovarian cancers for mothers. Goodboy Picture Company/E+ via Getty ...

Tisha Felder receives funding from the Patient Centered Research Outcomes Institute (PCORI) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). Joynelle Jackson receives funding from Patient Centered Research ...

Breastfeeding holds many benefits for growing babies and also for mothers. One big question new mothers have to decide is whether breastfeeding is the best option for them and their newborn baby after ...

Both the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that infants exclusively breastfeed during their first six months of life, but only 24.9% in the United States do, ...

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Longer breastfeeding duration is associated with reduced maternal depression and anxiety risk years after childbirth, ...

August is National Breastfeeding Month—a time to promote breastfeeding and advocacy to ensure all families have the opportunity to breastfeed. Breastfeeding is recommended by the American Academy of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Four babies are born every second in the world, and there are only two options for their first food at birth: human milk or formula. Global and U.S. health authorities agree, ...

If a mom chooses to breastfeed, there are breastfeeding benefits for both mom and baby. Chrisie Rosenthal, a certified lactation consultant with The Lactation Network, shared eight breastfeeding ...

I’m not supposed to say that I breastfeed my 3-year-old because I like it. I’m supposed to say he needs it, he won’t quit. That I’m surrendering my body and time on the altar of attentive, attached ...

Breastfeeding not only helps mom and baby, but the planet as well. Breastfeeding is not only good for mothers and their babies, but it also protects the environment according to an editorial in the ...

It is now widely accepted that breastfeeding a baby has advantages over bottle-feeding, notably for infant brain development. Although evidence comes largely from epidemiological surveys and is hence ...