For as long as there have been babies, there have been debates over how to feed them. Wet nursing, which began as early as 2000 B.C., was once a widely accepted option for mothers who could not or did ...

Parents around the world want what’s best for their babies. Many have heard that breastfeeding is good for their babies’ health, and most expectant mothers want to breastfeed, but many can’t attain ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — There is no perfect formula to properly take care of a newborn baby, but one topic that strikes conversation is concerns with breastfeeding versus formula feeding. “I wanted ...

On Isabella Ruiz’s third birthday, the milk fairy came. She was prepared for its arrival. Just a month earlier, her mom, Nicole Ruiz, cradled her in their living room rocking chair after their naptime ...

A new WHO, UNICEF and IBFAN report warns that aggressive marketing by formula companies, especially through digital platforms ...

A global resolution on digital marketing of breast milk substitutes must be rigorously enforced, writes Afshan Khan, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and coordinator of the Scaling Up ...

Expressing serious concern over ongoing global recalls of powdered infant formula linked to contamination by harmful bacteria ...

BPNI has urged the Union health ministry and FSSAI to mandate warnings that powdered infant formula is not sterile. The ...

When I was expecting my first baby, my psychiatrist was unequivocal: She recommended that I not breastfeed—for my health and my son’s. I had always pictured breastfeeding my kids, but there was good ...

Breast, bottle, whatever: How You Feed is a shame-free series on how babies eat. According to a press release from Bobbie, Graham is the first parent to be featured combo feeding — as in, using both ...

One of the surprising ways to boost breast-feeding rates among new moms may involve formula, according to the latest research.more With a growing body of evidence supporting the benefits of ...