Tag: benefits of breastfeeding

The US Campaign Against Breastfeeding

Delegates opposed the resolution, demanding that language calling on governments to “protect, promote and support breastfeeding” be deleted. STORY AT-A-GLANCE According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between 2011 and 2016, only 40 percent of infants under the age of 6 months were being exclusively breastfed, worldwide. Thanks to growing awareness of the science behind…


Breastfed Babies Who Need Antibiotics Protected From Risk of Asthma, Suggests Study

A new study supported by BC Children’s Hospital suggests that breastfeeding can protect babies from the risk of developing asthma due to antibiotics use, as breast milk helps to keep the infant’s gut microbiome—the environment of bacteria and other microorganisms in the digestive tract—balanced. The study, published in the journal Med on Jan. 4, found that children…