Breast Milk Helps Premature Babies’ Heart Function
Razi Berry New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences demonstrates the beneficial effect of breast milk consumption on cardiovascular health and early cardiovascular development in premature infants. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study of 80 preterm infants is the first of its kind to show that preterm infants with higher exposure […]
Breastfed Babies Have Better Immune Systems, Why?
Razi Berry Research led by the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has revealed new insight into the biological mechanisms of the long-term positive health effects of breastfeeding in preventing disorders of the immune system in later life. Breastfeeding is known to be associated with better health outcomes in infancy […]
Breastfeeding May Lower Risk of Mother Later Developing Hypertension
Node Smith, ND American Journal of Hypertension Supports Breastfeeding A recent study in the American Journal of Hypertension supports breastfeeding. Why? Because it has been linked to a lower risk of developing hypertension after menopause.1 The study associates women who breastfed more children, and for longer periods of time, as having a decreased risk of developing […]