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Bridging the gap in mental health services for pregnant women with serious mental illness

Women with serious mental illness (SMI) who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy face gaps in information, support and resources in mental health services, new research suggests.

3 Apr 2024

Gut flora disruption in infancy linked to autism and ADHD

Disturbed gut flora during the first years of life is associated with diagnoses such as autism and ADHD later in life.

3 Apr 2024

Study explores how cannabis use affects breast milk and lactation

Study reviews the impact of cannabis use during pregnancy and lactation, highlighting potential changes in breast milk composition and lactation due to cannabinoid effects.

3 Apr 2024

Sweet truths and bitter pills: How free sugars affect human health

The current evidence about the effect of free sugars on health outcomes in humans, including mood, cognition, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity.

3 Apr 2024

Canadian moms mostly stick to vitamin D rules for breastfed infants and young children, study finds

A Canadian study reveals high adherence to vitamin D supplementation among breastfed infants under 12 months, with variations in compliance based on sociodemographic factors.

2 Apr 2024

Low vitamin D in children linked to higher atopic dermatitis risk, study finds

Study reveals that low vitamin D levels in early childhood are linked to increased allergen sensitization and a higher risk of developing atopic dermatitis.

2 Apr 2024

Study reveals underdiagnosis and inequities in postpartum depression treatment

Pregnancy and childbirth can be significant stressors on mental health. Nearly one in eight people who have given birth develop postpartum depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

1 Apr 2024

New report on HIV drug resistance: Challenges and recommendations

The World Health Organization's (WHO) latest HIV Drug Resistance (HIVDR) Report tells us where drug resistance is growing and offers recommendations for countries to monitor and respond to the potential challenges.

1 Apr 2024

Lancet study reveals alarming global obesity trends in 2022

New study released by the Lancet shows that, in 2022, more than 1 billion people in the world are now living with obesity.

1 Apr 2024

Longer durations of breastfeeding lowers the risk of childhood cancers

Whether duration of breastfeeding was associated with a lower risk of childhood cancers.

28 Mar 2024

Study reports multiple unsafe sleep practices at play in most Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths

There were multiple unsafe sleep practices at play in more than three-quarters of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths reported in 23 jurisdictions between 2011 and 2020, a new study reveals.

22 Mar 2024

Rapid rise in syphilis hits Native Americans hardest

From her base in Gallup, New Mexico, Melissa Wyaco supervises about two dozen public health nurses who crisscross the sprawling Navajo Nation searching for patients who have tested positive for or been exposed to a disease once nearly eradicated in the U.S.: syphilis.

21 Mar 2024

High-intensity exercise increases adiponectin concentrations in human breast milk

Although women have breastfed since the beginning of time, there is very little scientific research on how exercise affects breast milk.

14 Mar 2024

Improving iron status in young girls: The impact of iron-fortified lentil consumption

The effectiveness of integrating iron-fortified lentils (IFLs) into female diets.

13 Mar 2024

Eating nuts during pregnancy may lessen children's peer problems, study suggests

Maternal nut consumption during pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk of peer problems in 5-year-old Japanese children, with no significant impact on other behavioral problems.

12 Mar 2024

Infant feeding practices, health and quality of life outcomes during the 2022 infant formula shortage

A recent study published in Nutrients examined infant formula use, difficulties, support resources, and potentially beneficial measures for the future in a sample of US parents.

12 Mar 2024

COVID-19 booster enhances virus neutralizing antibodies in breast milk, new study reveals

The potential of COVID-19 booster vaccine products (antibodies) passed from mother to offspring through breastmilk.

7 Mar 2024

COVID booster in lactating mothers can provide antibodies for infants

Lactating mothers who get the COVID-19 booster pass along the antibodies to their children via their breast milk – and potentially protect babies too young to receive the vaccine, a study from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the UF College of Medicine found.

4 Mar 2024

Study reveals safety of MS drugs during breastfeeding in child's early years of life

Certain medications for multiple sclerosis (MS) called monoclonal antibodies, taken while breastfeeding, may not affect the development of a child during the first three years of life, according to a preliminary study released today, March 4, 2024.

4 Mar 2024

'Pandemic babies' show altered gut microbiome development and lower allergy rates, study finds

Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the gut microbiome development of babies born during these periods according to new research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Children's Health Ireland and APC Microbiome Ireland (APC), a world leading SFI Research Centre, based in University College Cork.

29 Feb 2024

Breastfeeding News and Research

Latest Breastfeeding News and Research

Bridging the gap in mental health services for pregnant women with serious mental illness

Gut flora disruption in infancy linked to autism and ADHD

Study explores how cannabis use affects breast milk and lactation

Sweet truths and bitter pills: How free sugars affect human health

Canadian moms mostly stick to vitamin D rules for breastfed infants and young children, study finds

Low vitamin D in children linked to higher atopic dermatitis risk, study finds

Study reveals underdiagnosis and inequities in postpartum depression treatment

New report on HIV drug resistance: Challenges and recommendations

Lancet study reveals alarming global obesity trends in 2022

Longer durations of breastfeeding lowers the risk of childhood cancers

Study reports multiple unsafe sleep practices at play in most Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths

Rapid rise in syphilis hits Native Americans hardest

High-intensity exercise increases adiponectin concentrations in human breast milk

Improving iron status in young girls: The impact of iron-fortified lentil consumption

Eating nuts during pregnancy may lessen children's peer problems, study suggests

Infant feeding practices, health and quality of life outcomes during the 2022 infant formula shortage

COVID-19 booster enhances virus neutralizing antibodies in breast milk, new study reveals

COVID booster in lactating mothers can provide antibodies for infants

Study reveals safety of MS drugs during breastfeeding in child's early years of life

'Pandemic babies' show altered gut microbiome development and lower allergy rates, study finds

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