Tag: Breast-Feeding
Adequate Staffing During Labor, Delivery Boosts Outcomes
Findings link nursing care to skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding, recovery care
Avoiding Cow’s Milk Baby Formula May Cut Asthma, Wheezing Later
Avoiding supplementation with cow's milk formula for at least the first three days of life may lower risk
Many Pediatric Practitioners Do Not Advise Waiting Between New Foods
About two-thirds of practitioners do recommend waiting between foods for infants at risk for food allergy
Guidelines Indicate Breastfeeding Is Safe After Maternal Anesthesia
There is no need to discard breast milk after anesthesia; opioid sparing preferred for breastfeeding moms
Fetal, Early-Life Exposures May Impact Young Adult Bone Health
Specifically, maternal smoking and breastfeeding tied to fracture risk in young adulthood
Exclusive Breastfeeding May Prevent Weight Gain in At-Risk Children
Exclusive breastfeeding to 5 months counters effect of genetic risk for BMI increase during childhood
Weaning Occurs Earlier for Infants With In-Hospital Formula Feeding
2.5-fold increased hazard of weaning found after adjustment for medical indicators of supplementation
Exclusive Breastfeeding for First Three Months May Cut Allergy Risk
Findings show lower risk for respiratory allergies and asthma at age 6 years
Longer Lactation Might Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes
Favorable glucose metabolic biomarker profile seen among women with a history of gestational diabetes
Parity, Breastfeeding Inversely Tied to Early Natural Menopause
Risk for early menopause lowest among those reporting exclusive breastfeeding for seven to 12 months
