Breast Feeding, Women | featured news

From hospital milk banks to pages on Facebook, more new moms are using another mother's donated breast milk to feed their babies.

Conventional wisdom says pacifier use deters babies from breast-feeding. So one hospital decided to lock up all the binkies. But instead of soaring, breast-feeding rates declined. Do pacis get a bad rap?

Along with a list of breast-feeding’s health benefits for mothers and children, pediatricians often tout an added bonus -- unlike formula, breast milk is free. Not so fast, researchers say.

Evidence for the long-term benefits of breast-feeding — well beyond infancy — continue to grow. In the latest analysis of the academic performance of children who were breast- or bottle-fed, researchers found that breast-fed babies scored higher on tests of math, reading and writing skills at 10 years old, compared with those who were bottle-fed as babies.

Women could help reduce childhood obesity by keeping a healthy weight during pregnancy and breast-feeding, a government panel ...