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This is the page where we will provide regular updates of any research produced or critically reviewed or analysed, concerning any and all aspects of infant feeding. We will also publish relevant news stories.
Call for appropriate infant feeding in Haiti - 21st January 2010
Rickets warning as Vitamin D deficiency widens - 22nd January 2010
Danish government to fund research into oligosaccharides - 19th January 2010
Heinz infant formula ad banned over misleading baby health claims - 13th January 2010
Breastfeeding over 6m could aid long term mental health - 12th January 2010
Norwegian study finds link betw hormone levels in pgy & ability to BF - 6th January 2010
Breastfeeding should be promoted in Neonatal Units - research - 16th December 2009
Synthetic DHA and ARA in infant formula is causing illness - 9th November 2009
Contaminated infant formula suspected in two Cronobacter infections - 3rd November 2009
The truth about sleeping with baby - 16th October 2009
Lactoferrin cuts blood infections in premmies by 2/3rds - 6th October 2009
Formula fed babies sleep less well at night - 2nd October 2009
Formulae without long chain fatty acids may impair babies' cognitive development - 18 Sep 09
Drugs used to treat bleeding after birth may inhibit initial milk production - 1st Septr 2009
Colic in Babies may be caused by gut bacteria - 25th July 2009
WHO reviews its antiretroviral recommendations for BFing women with HIV - 24th July 2009
Two thirds of women will not breastfeed because they are self conscious - 9th July 2009
Breastfeeding protects tiny intestines - 3rd July 2009
No benefit seen with special infant formula - June 23rd 2009
Leaked Industry Memo prompts warning re BPA - June 22nd 2009
Anxious Parents Misdiagnose Milk Formula Intolerance - June 22nd 2009
Breastfeeding Associated with higher grades - June 15th 2009
Wiltshire Man drinks daughter's breastmilk to combat cancer - June 13th 2009
Breastfeeding Associated With A Reduced Likelihood Of Postpartum MS Attacks - June 11th 09
Should we leave babies to cry? June 9th 2009
Breastfeeding Cuts Metabolic Syndrome - June 8th 2009
Survey aims to identify ways to increase breastfeeding rates - May 26th 2009
Rice milk arsenic warning - May 21st 2009
Maternity Units accused of not teaching women how to breastfeed - May 11th 2009
Mothers who breastfeed less likely to have heart attacks or strokes- April 21st 2009
The Voldemort Approach - Mar 9th 2009
Drug-using women should breastfeed their babies - Mar 4th 2009
Breastfeeding cuts cot death risk in half - Mar 2nd 2009
Breastfeeding is not the cause of droopy boobs! - Mar 1st 2009
Breastfeeding may protect against multiple sclerosis relapse - Feb 25th 2009
45% consumers don't read product labels - Feb 23rd 2009
Study launched into incidence of hypernatraemic dehydration in UK infants - Feb 18th 2009
Toddlers less able to detox arsenic than infants - Bangladeshi study - Feb 6th 2009
Breast-feeding may help protect babies from neglect - Jan 26th 2009
Higher DHA Levels Improve Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Premature Girls - Jan 26th 2009
Babies, Bacteria & Breast Milk: Genome Sequence Reveals Evolutionary Alliance - Jan 14th 09
Consumer group: FDA melamine guidelines unsafe - Jan 9th 2009
Breastfeeding Associated With a Lower Risk of Asthma - 2nd January 2009
EBM as 'connection' and the effect of BF on feelings of 'motherhood' for mothers of premmies - Australian qualitative study - Dec 17th 2008
Benefits of BF outweigh risk of Infant Exposure to Environmental Toxins in BM - Dec 16th 2008
Study to examine how BF impacts cost of care for low birth weight infants - Dec 16th 2008
Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants & BF Mothers Carries Long-Term Disease Risks - Dec 16th 2008
Self Employed Women More Likely to Breastfeed - Australian study - Dec 9th 2008
WHO makes recommendations on melamine tolerance levels - Dec 5th 2008
Pregnancy Weight Gain More Easily Lost by Breastfeeders - Dec 5th 2008
Death of Infant in US linked to formula - Dec 4th 2008
5m old baby hospitalised with water intoxication as parents over-dilute - Dec 2nd 2008
Breastfeeding reduces pain in newborns having heel prick tests - Nov 20th 2008
Lungs 'boosted' by breastfeeding - Nov 10th 2008
Soy protein renders womb unsuitable for pregnancy - Nov 7th 2008
Researchers look for link between breastfeeding & lowered risk of obesity - Oct 28th 2008
Health Inequality - Article for the Information Portal of the Public Sector - Oct 27th 2008
How Breastfeedng Transfers Immunity to Babies - Oct 27th 2008
Canada to limit BisphenolA in baby bottles - Oct 19th 2008
Breastmilk purged of HIV virus by a nipple shield- Sept 22nd 2008
Scotland's plans to boost breastfeeding rates - Sept 14th 2008
Breastfeeding reduces the risk of cot death - Apr 30th 2008
Iron status in exclusively breastfed infants - March 1st 2008
Breastfeeding is Protective Against Dental Fluorosis - 2003
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