8 March 2023
Being born by C-section is known to influence a baby's microbiome and now a new study reveals that those who are breastfed get more of their bacteria from milk than babies delivered vaginally
12 December 2022
Babies who drink breast milk during the night that was expressed in the daytime may take longer to fall asleep, due to changes in the level of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin in the milk
13 April 2022
An analysis of bones from about 500 individuals who died between 1830 and 1867 in Middenbeemster suggests women in the dairy farming community did not breastfeed
20 May 2021
Those breastfeeding in the UK have been given the green light to get vaccinated against covid-19, but how might it affect babies, asks Penny Sarchet
15 April 2020
Early in life, babies gain billions of viruses that target gut bacteria – but breastfed babies are less likely to pick up viruses that infect human cells
