A recent research showed that certain antidepressants can adversely affect breastfeeding, delaying the production of milk for quite long periods, in some cases reaching to 72 hours. Full story

Although scientists and health officials urge mothers to keep breastfeeding their babies for half a year at least, many of them cease to breastfeed sooner for various reasons. Full story

Breastfeeding is known to be a good means of decreasing the risk of putting on too much weight later in life. But so far there has been no research to tell us how breastfeeding should be combined with giving the child solid complementary food. Full story

Many recent researches showed great benefits of breastfeeding. Breastfed babies are considered to be healthier, more fortified against heart disease, diabetes, chest infections, high blood pressure, eczema, leukemia, asthma, and, finally, obesity. Full story

Diabetes has published a study on the effect breastfeeding produces upon mothers’ metabolic syndrome, a condition characterized by a number of factors like elevated blood pressure and insulin resistance; it usually goes along with obesity problems and may lead to contracting diabetes and heart disease. Full story

Breast milk should be fed to babies as soon as it's been expressed. Breast milk ingredients fluctuate over 24 hours to adjust to baby’s needs, according to Spanish researchers, so it should not be stored for a long time. Full story

Breastfeeding being regarded as highly beneficial for the health of both mother and baby, it is recommended by scientists and doctors to breastfeed for six months in the least. Ways are sought to induce more mothers to nurse their children accordingly. But it was discovered that the use of some prescribed medications can influence the ability to breastfeed adversely. They include some painkillers and medicines that are intended to preclude postpartum bleeding. Full story

No matter how much you are excited about pregnancy, it also brings anxiety and fears. These fears are quite natural, but you can foresee and eliminate some of them. During pregnancy, you must focus on the health of your breast. Even the smallest tumor may start expanding. Unremoved fibroadenoma (benign tumor) may get in the way of lactiferous ducts, hamper lactation and provoke mastitis or other dangerous diseases. Full story

Breastfeeding was discovered to be a strong factor that can prevent malignant cancer growths in the breast. While it doesn’t work for women who have no family cancer history, the difference it creates for high-risk women with a positive family history is quite a considerable one. A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine gives an impressive figure: women who have breast cancer handed down in their family can lower the possibility of developing cancer growth in the breast by 59 percent through nursing their babies. Full story

According to WHO official reports, the introduction of correct breastfeeding will make a difference of 1.3 million saved children’s lives every year. It lessens the risk of babies contracting pneumonia, diarrhea and other illnesses, to a considerable extent. Health experts assert that breast milk provides all the nutrients the infant needs during the first half year. Full story

It turns out that the desire to shed the weight gained during pregnancy fast can have negative effects on the mother's health as well as the baby's. According to a recent study, women should avoid extreme weigh loss plans immediately after giving birth. Why? Full story