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It occurs naturally in many plants and is chemically added to a wide variety of products. Most coffees, sodas, teas, and chocolates, as...

Background Many women struggle to obtain their breastfeeding goals. Women typically experience these struggles in the early postpartum...

Galán-Gónzalez AF, Aznar-Martín T, Cabrera-Domínguez ME, Domínguez-Reyes A. Breastfed infants have more normal dental development and...

by Dr. Thomas Hale Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby, usually during sleep. It is...

Breastmilk Facts: Storage: Room Temperature: 10 hours Refrigerated: 8 days Frozen: one year In cooler carrier with ice pack: 24 hours....

by Ann Prentice, United Nations University Abstract Breast milk contains all the nutrients required by the newborn baby. It also contains...

Treatment for sore nipples begins with fixing positioning and latch. After that, badly damaged nipples may benefit from a nipple cream...

Dec. 18, 2014 By H. Roger Segelken Infants at risk for childhood and adult obesity have a better chance of not becoming overweight if...

December 19, 2014 | 11:39 AM | Dr. Melissa Bartick Every new parent has heard the dire warning: Never sleep with your baby. State and...

Preschoolers who drink three or more cups of milk a day may get a small height boost, but they’re also more likely to be overweight or...

What You Need: Round plastic container (Rubbermaid #6 or #9 works well) Thick, strong roll of white paper towels (Bounty select-a-size...

If you launder cloth diapers at home, you can save as much as $1,500 over the entire diapering period. This includes all your diapers,...

By Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA International Journal of Childbirth Education | Volume 25 Number 3 September 2010 Many of us think of...

By BellyBelly / October 28, 2014 More often than not, those Facebook birth announcement photos feature a gorgeous little baby, swaddled...

March 18, 2014; Updated January 20, 2015; by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN Vitamin K deficiency bleeding, thought to be a problem of the...

The Down Syndrome Death Sentence There is a certain inborn genetic condition for which this country heavily promotes the death penalty....

By Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC Is your baby at risk for vitamin D deficiency? Recommended vitamin D intake How much sunlight is needed to...

The ARRIVE study, funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine...

Comprehensive Report Examines the Science on the Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing and Its Implications for Women, Babies and Maternity...