Health outcomes in developed countries differ substantially for mothers and infants who
formula feed compared with those who breastfeed. For infants, not being breastfed is …

Objective: This review collates the published reports that focus on microbial and viral
illnesses that can be transmitted by breast milk, donor milk and powdered infant formula …

Fundamentos: La lactancia materna (LM) por sus múltiples beneficios es la mejor
intervención coste-efectiva en salud y debería constituir un objetivo prioritario de salud …

Background Rapid weight gain in infancy is an important predictor of obesity in later
childhood. Our aim was to determine which modifiable variables are associated with rapid …

Objective Empirical evidence demonstrates that fathers have a strong influence on a
mother's decision to initiate and continue breast feeding. However, no clear delineation of …

Infant feeding decisions affect maternal and child health outcomes, worldwide. Even in
settings with clean water and good sanitation, infants who are not breast-fed face an …

Recent public health breastfeeding promotion efforts have galvanized media debates about
breastfeeding in wealthy, Euro-American settings. A growing body of research demonstrates …

Background Early breastfeeding cessation is a societal concern given its importance to the
health of mother and child. More effective interventions are needed to increase …

The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding as the normal infant feeding
method and that infants being breastfed should be regarded as the control group or norm …

Winner of the 2011 WW Howells Book Award of the American Anthropological Association
How has bipedalism impacted human childbirth? Do PMS and postpartum depression have …