Breastfeeding
Health & Medicine
New immune cells help maintain breast health
Researchers have discovered a new type of immune cell that helps keep breast tissue healthy within mammary ducts – the sites where milk is produced and transported – and where breast cancers arise
Health & Medicine
How babies may be more vulnerable to medication
New research has found a mechanism that may make fetuses and newborns more exposed to drugs, providing a pathway to better understanding of what is a safer dosage for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers
Arts & Culture
The human animal: Breastfeeding in public
A new production puts the quiet, intimate act of breastfeeding on stage, and asks us to consider what it means to be an ecofeminist mother to a girl in the 21st century
Health & Medicine
Breastfeeding: The heart of the matter
World’s largest study confirms breastfeeding improves the health and intelligence of children and the wellbeing of their mothers