QUICK SUMMARY: A new study finds that infants breastfed for a year or longer could be protected against obesity as adults. …

A new study reveals the amount of breast milk produced by an entire country in one year. Norway is the only country to estimate how much human milk is produced per year by breastfeeding mothers. The study reveals the true value of a nation investing in proper support for breastfeeding. …

QUICK SUMMARY: Each week I write articles based on new research relating to pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and the microbiome. Here is my personal top 10 countdown of recent articles about the science of breastfeeding and breast milk — these papers all make me go “Wow”! Each week I write a…

QUICK SUMMARY: In a new mouse study, researchers found IgG antibodies in the mothers milk can protect young mice from Citrobacter rodentium (equivalent to pathogenic E. coli in humans) — this causes potentially dangerous intestinal infections. This new research suggests IgG antibodies in breast milk play a role in shaping…

QUICK SUMMARY: A new study finds a type of beneficial bacteria that is really efficient at digesting the special sugars in breast milk are being lost as nations industrialise. You might already know that beneficial microbes are transferred from mum to baby during vaginal birth. …

QUICK SUMMARY: New research finds that babies developing in the womb are exposed to human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) LONG BEFORE birth — HMOs have just been found in amniotic fluid as early as 14 weeks’ gestation. …

QUICK SUMMARY: New research from China finds that exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months (or longer) could help reduce the negative impact of air pollution. Researchers looked at links between maternal exposures to air pollution DURING PREGNANCY and the risk of allergic disease for pre-school children. …

QUICK SUMMARY: New research shines a light on the colonisation of the infant gut microbiome by anelloviruses (AVs) — which might be a kind of beneficial virus, at least, no diseases have (so far) been associated with anelloviruses. …

QUICK SUMMARY: A new study reveals thyroid hormones are present in higher levels in early lactation. One thyroid hormone (thyroxine) is higher in term vs preterm breast milk. And one crucial funding — these thyroid hormones were not found in infant formula. As you know, breast milk is incredibly complex…