Background There is extensive evidence of important health risks for infants and mothers
related to not breastfeeding. In 2003, the World Health Organization recommended that …

The importance of breastfeeding in low-income and middle-income countries is well
recognised, but less consensus exists about its importance in high-income countries. In low …

Despite its established benefits, breastfeeding is no longer a norm in many communities.
Multifactorial determinants of breastfeeding need supportive measures at many levels, from …

Background Breastfeeding has clear short-term benefits, but its long-term consequences on
human capital are yet to be established. We aimed to assess whether breastfeeding …

The aim of this study was to quantify the excess cases of pediatric and maternal disease,
death, and costs attributable to suboptimal breastfeeding rates in the United States. Using …

Background Despite the widely documented risks of not breastfeeding, initiation rates
remain relatively low in many high‐income countries, particularly among women in lower …

Background Breast milk is well recognised as the best food source for infants. The impact of
antenatal breastfeeding (BF) education on the duration of BF has not been evaluated …

Human milk contains a dynamic and complex site-specific microbiome, which is not
assembled in an aleatory way, formed by organized microbial consortia and networks …

Increasing breastfeeding rates is a strategic priority in the UK and understanding the factors
that promote and encourage breastfeeding is critical to achieving this. It is established that …

Background & Aims Childhood obesity is increasing and is associated with adult obesity.
Antibiotics have been used to promote weight gain in livestock for several decades …