Breastfeeding deterred by in-hospital formula use
When mothers feed their newborns formula in the hospital, they are less likely to fully breastfeed their babies in the second month of life and more likely to quit breastfeeding early, even if they had hoped to breastfeed longer, UC Davis researchers have found.
February 18, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: babies, breastfeed-longer, davis, diet, hospital, mothers-feed, newborns, nutrition, nutritional counseling, quit-breastfeeding, the-second, their-babies, their-newborns
Breastfeeding All Newborns Could Save 830,000 Lives A Year
If all mothers breastfed their newborns straight away after they were born, about 830,000 lives annually would be saved, says Save the Children in a new report.
February 19, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: all-mothers, children, diet, major, major-barriers, newborns, newborns-straight, on call diets, save-the-children
Breastfeeding Drive And Support Encouraged By Surgeon General
Many mothers need more than just being told that breast is best, they need proper support to overcome some of the obstacles commonly encountered when trying to breastfeed their newborns, says U.S. Surgeon General Regina M
January 21, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: action, diet, newborns, nutrition, offers-steps, oncalldietitian.com, overcome-some, pregnancy / obstetrics, support, support-breastfeeding, surgeon-general, the-obstacles
