Where infants sleep may affect how long they are breastfed

A new study indicates that mothers who frequently sleep, or bed-share, with their infants consistently breastfeed for longer than mothers who do not bed-share.

One in five women don’t breastfeed after augmentation

One in five women who undergo breast augmentation may be subsequently unable or unwilling tobreastfeed their infants, according to research published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

Breastfed Babies Cry More, Harder To Soothe

New evidence from a UK study suggests that breastfed babies may be harder to soothe and cry more frequently than bottle-fed babies. But researchers say rather than being a sign of stress, irritability is a natural part of the communication between mothers and their infants and this should not put them off breastfeeding…

Researchers Look At Potential Benefits, Risks Of Exclusive Breastfeeding During First 6 Months Of Life

A review of existing studies on breastfeeding, published Thursday online in BMJ (British Medical Journal), suggests some findings that contradict the WHO’s 2001 recommendation that mothers “exclusively breastfeed for the first six months of their infants’ lives,” Nature News reports (Gilbert, 1/14)…

Researchers Look At Potential Benefits, Risks Of Exclusive Breastfeeding During First 6 Months Of Life

A review of existing studies on breastfeeding, published Thursday online in BMJ (British Medical Journal), suggests some findings that contradict the WHO’s 2001 recommendation that mothers “exclusively breastfeed for the first six months of their infants’ lives,” Nature News reports (Gilbert, 1/14)…

Risk Of Excess Body Fat In Breastfed Babies Doubled By Maternal Diet High In Trans Fats, Study Finds

A new University of Georgia study suggests that mothers who consume a diet high in trans fats double the likelihood that their infants will have high levels of body fat. Researchers, whose results appear in the early online edition of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that infants whose mothers consumed more than 4…

Nutrition education at WIC (U.S.) influences participants to consume more healthful foods

With more than 8.2 million low-income women and children receiving services from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children in 2009 alone, it is imperative that nutrition education, required as part of WIC services, effectively encourages healthful eating. A new study examines the impact of a new statewide WIC nutrition education curriculum in California that supports the 2009 revisions to the WIC food package.