Breastfeeding is not a logical choice based on some health benefit but an urge, an instinct.
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Around one in five Australian mums will develop mastitis, a painful inflammatory condition of the breast tissue.
Most women want to breastfeed, but many struggle to start and to continue. Here are five ways to make it easier.
HIV negative children born to women with HIV have a greater risk of dying before their first birthday.
Formula feeding has been linked to higher weight gain in children. But parents who are formula feeding their babies can take measures to promote healthy weight gain.
Practical tips to get you through your breastfeeding challenges.
Some women get the blues when they breastfeed. Researchers believe the causes might be physiological, not psychological.
Mothers who cannot breastfeed are absolutely not failing, rather, they are being failed.
The ability to help save other babies’ lives can make recovering from a big loss easier.
American support of the formula industry comes at the cost of the health and lives of Black and brown babies, at home and abroad.
South Africa is still lagging behind when it comes to support for breastfeeding in the workplace.
Babies should be exclusively breastfed (or formula-fed) for the first six months, before introducing pureed meats, legumes, vegetables and fruits.
Health workers promote exclusive breastfeeding to HIV positive mothers more than they do to mothers who are negative.
As US mothers returned to breastfeeding, the market for infant formula dried up, leading formula makers to seek new markets in developing nations. Here’s how that led to a recent outcry.
Breastfeeding isn’t easy, and that’s ok – new parents can handle the truth.
It’s time to normalise it.
A chemist explains how some molecules in human breast milk help fight infection. Understanding their properties could lead to better infant formulas that share the health advantages of breastfeeding.
Our study found babies born via medical or surgical intervention were at increased risk of health problems, from jaundice and feeding issues, to diabetes, respiratory infections and eczema.
Domperidone raises levels of prolactin, which increases the production of breast milk. It’s safe for mothers and babies, but not all women will experience the same increase in milk volume.
A promising new strategy for improving breastfeeding rates.
Top contributors
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Professor in Breastfeeding Research, La Trobe University
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Lecturer, University of the Free State
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Research Fellow, University of Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Applied Epidemiology, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
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Caroline Homer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Deputy Director (Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), Burnet Institute
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Senior Lecturer/Course Convenor in Nutrition and Dietetics, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer at York Business School, York St John University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor in Public Health, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Newborn Medicine, The University of Western Australia