Researchers don’t fully understand the composition of breast milk and its benefits. Beyond nutrition, it contains enzymes, hormones and the mother’s antibodies — including antibodies for COVID-19.

Nature - A component of the milk consumed by newborn mice triggers a crucial shift in heart cells’ metabolism.

Three-part Advances in Nutrition systematic review finds there’s still much we don’t know The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive

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Breast-fed milk may nourish a baby’s microbiome in ways that bottled breast milk can’t.

Here's how long to breastfeed for to get the most protection. Plus, expert tips on feeding your baby with RSV.

The intestinal microbiota of the preterm neonate has become a major research focus, with evidence emerging that the microbiota influences both short and long-term health outcomes, in the neonatal...

Nature Human Behaviour - An analysis of 52 million births in 26 countries shows small reductions in preterm birth during the first to third months of lockdown. Further research is needed to examine...

Researchers don’t fully understand the composition of breast milk and its benefits. Beyond nutrition, it contains enzymes, hormones and the mother’s antibodies — including antibodies for COVID-19.

As the predominant antibody type in mucosal secretions, human colostrum, and breast milk, secretory IgA (SIgA) plays a central role in safeguarding the intestinal epithelium of newborns from invasive...

Pediatric Research - Do preterm girls need different nutrition to preterm boys? Sex-specific nutrition for the preterm infant

The presence of cell-free tumor DNA was reported in breast milk from patients with breast cancer, and its use as a screening method surpassed plasma liquid biopsy in terms of detecting and molecula...

Introduction Breastfeeding has many benefits for mothers, children, and the environment over both the short and longr-term. Prenatal intention to breastfeed is a powerful predictor of short-term...

The former world No. 1 may not celebrate Christmas, but she’s still giving back during the holidays by helping parents and children in need. 

• This cohort study of 180 preterm infants with birth weight < 1000 g found that exposure to human milk during hospitalization improves airway obstruction markers tPTEF/tE z-score over the first 2...

These awards, considered the Canadian equivalent of the United Kingdom’s Rhodes Scholarships, help recruit and keep in Canada top doctoral students from across the country and around the world....

A new study found that breast milk from moms who pump has a different balance of bacteria than milk from moms who breastfeed directly.