on 08 February 2023
Women need better support to make infant feeding choices and that means addressing the serious midwife shortage. That’s the view of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to a Lancet series on formula milk advertising published today. Formula ...
By Julie Griffiths on 16 October 2018
A research study has found that babies who were breastfed went on to have a higher household income and scored higher on memory tests as an adult, in comparison to babies who were not.
By Julie Griffiths on 03 October 2018
The research suggests that breastmilk from the bottle may not have as many benefits for a baby's weight as feeding directly from the breast.
By Hollie Ewers on 25 September 2018
Breastfeeding premature babies results in infants’ better brain development than feeding with formula, a study finds.
By Hollie Ewers on 03 August 2018
Academics at Coventry University have created a new website to help midwives and health visitors support both breastfeeding and bottle-feeding parent.
By Julie Griffiths on 31 July 2018
A new report by Unicef and the WHO estimates that three in five newborns are not breastfed within the first hour of being born.
By Hollie Ewers on 12 June 2018
The RCM has confirmed that ‘the decision of whether or not to breastfeed is a woman’s choice and must be respected’, in a new position statement on infant feeding.
By Julie Griffiths on 15 February 2018
A new study reveals how a transgender woman in the US has been able to breastfeed a baby for six weeks exclusively.