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Is It Safe to Breastfeed During Covid-19 Pandemic?
New mothers, expecting mothers and lactating mothers had great concerns and questions about the Covid-19 virus and the entire vaccination process. Read on to know more if breastfeeding is safe or not during the pandemic. Amrita Desai, ...
Mothers With Active SARS-CoV-2 Infection can Breastfeed Their Babies, Says Union Health Ministry
Nursing mothers with active SARS-CoV-2 infection can breastfeed their babies, a new advisory from the Union Health Ministry stated. Many pregnant women have contracted COVID-19 in the second wave compared to the first wave. Dr.Manju ...
Metformin Protects Breastfed Children
Treating a breastfeeding parent with metformin, a common diabetes drug was found to provide male offspring lifelong protection against diabetes and obesity, revealed study published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology ...
Mothers Taking Antiepileptic Drugs can Safely Breastfeed
Antiepileptic drug (AED) exposure in infants who were breastfed by mothers with epilepsy doesnt produce any adverse effects, according to a study in JAMA Neurology , done by the research team at the University of Minnesota. For mothers with ...
Mothers Still Face Obstacles to Breastfeed at Work: Study
Despite the protections in place to support breastfeeding for employees, the burden still falls on working mothers to advocate for the resources they require, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Workplace ...
New Moms Seeking Breast Feeding Decisions Through Apps
Infant feeding (IF) apps are providing mothers with a perception of greater control, confidence and efficiency during stressful early stages of parenting an infant, according to the study published in the Health Informatics Journal . Mobile ...
Breastfed Children Have A Unique Protection Against Obesity: Here's Why
Breastfed babies have a lesser chance of being affected by obesity than formula-fed ones because of the lowered expression of the hormone, leptin. Understanding the link between genetic modification of leptin and obesity risk could advance ...
Is It ‘Safe’ to Breastfeed While on Bipolar Medication?
Highlights : Many studies suggest that it is safe for mothers taking lithium to breastfeed their infants. However, more research is needed to validate these findings Studies to determine the safety of lithium in ...
Premature Kids Less Likely to be Breastfed in Their Initial Days
Early term infants are less likely to be breastfed compared to full-term infants within the first hour and at one month after birth, reveals a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine . The ...
Nutrient Supplement can Boost the Growth of Breastfed Premature Babies
Findings from a new clinical trial show that giving a supplement to breastfed premature infants after they discharge from the hospital can boost their growth and prevent weight loss in them. Breast milk alone does not always meet the dietary ...
Do you want a lefty or righty? A new study suggests that prolonged breastfeeding can make your baby right-handed. Bottle feeding infants are associated with left-handedness, according to a new study from the University of Washington. The ...
Stools of Breastfed and Formula-fed Infants Compared
During the first and second month of life, the average daily stool frequency was found to be significantly higher in the breastfed than formula fed infants, stated researchers who compared the stools of 40 infants who were exclusively breastfed with ...
Stroke Risk Reduces in Women Who Have Breastfed Their Babies
Highlights: Chances of having a stroke are reduced in post-menopausal women who have breastfed at least one child Stroke risk reduction is now an added benefit of breastfeeding that has already been shown to lower rates of breast cancer, ...
Nurse-researcher Creates a 10-Step Model to Help Mothers Breastfeed Critically Ill Infants
A 10-Step Model has been created by a Nurse-researcher- Diane Spatz to help Mothers Breastfeed their Critically Ill babies. The findings of study are published in the Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing . Many of these newborns are born ...
Bifidobacteria Supplement Can Improve Gut Health in Breastfed Infants
Bifidobacteria supplement can enhance gut health in breastfed infants, reports a new study. Supplementing breastfed infants with activated Bifidobacterium infantis ( B. infantis ) bacteria had a positive impact on babies' gut microbes for up to ...
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Neonatal abstinence syndrome is a condition where newborn babies experience withdrawal symptoms due to use of addictive illicit or prescription drugs such as narcotics.
The first year after the baby's birth is enjoyable as the baby is learning new things everyday. Take this quiz on the baby's first year after birth and test your knowledge about ...