Breastfeeding

The first week in August is World Breastfeeding Week, a time to emphasize the importance of creating “breastfeeding-friendly environments for mothers and babies,” according to WHO.

Any type of breastfeeding, regardless of duration or exclusivity, was associated with the child presenting with lower BP by age 3 years, according to new findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Prenatal supplementation was associated with microbial diversity in breast milk, according to findings presented at the American Society of Nutrition’s annual meeting.

Almost four in ten women had a childbirth experience, such as pain from a cesarean delivery, that made them change their breastfeeding plans, survey data show.

The AAP updated its guidelines on caring for adolescent parents and their children to include new recommendations on contraception, breastfeeding, and other guidance for pediatricians and clinicians.

Women vaccinated against COVID-19 produced “robust” levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in breast milk samples for 6 weeks after vaccination, according to a study of dozens of breastfeeding women in Israel.

Cholesterol increases significantly in infants during the first year of life; however, high-sugar formula feeding vs. breastfeeding may be associated with dyslipidemia later in life, researchers wrote in the European Heart Journal.

Many women receive conflicting information on their diet while breastfeeding children with food allergy, according to research published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Symptoms of allergic reaction to certain foods during breastfeeding may signal a child’s food allergies later in life, data presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology showed.

Temporarily separating mothers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 from their newborns and disrupting skin-to-skin care, rooming-in and direct breastfeeding was “associated with harm and may be unnecessary,” according to researchers.