Lactation results in a number of physiological adaptations which exert direct effects on
maternal health, some of which may confer both short and long term advantages for breast …

Breast milk contains hormones, growth factors, cytokines, cells, etc., and offers many
advantages over cow's milk or soy protein infant formulae. The composition of breast milk is …

The prevalence of breastfeeding in France is one of the lowest in Europe: 65% of infants
born in France in 2010 were breastfed when leaving the maternity ward. Exclusive …

Aim To evaluate the effect of breastfeeding on long‐term (breast carcinoma, ovarian
carcinoma, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus) and short‐term (lactational …

Undernourished mothers are likely to have limited fat reserves to draw on during lactation. In
order to supply nutrition to her child the mother may therefore become more malnourished …

Evidence is increasing that breast feeding, beyond its well-established beneficial effects
during the breast-feeding period, also confers long-term benefits. These effects are not …

Breastfeeding is known to demand use of maternal nutrient stores, but few comment on the
positive health benefits of breastfeeding for the mother. Breastfeeding reduces the risk of …

For thousands of years, the popularity of breast-feeding among women of different cultures
has fluctuated widely (1, 2, 3, 4). The longest known trend in this history has occurred in …

Breastfeeding has been identified as a possible deterrent to the development of
osteoporosis and breast cancer in women. In addition, infants who are breastfed exclusively …

In the last two decades, an enormous amount of research has focused on the value of breast
feeding for infants, mothers, and society as a whole. Human breast milk is recognized as the …