When a parent experiences an infection while breastfeeding, their body can pass biological stress signals to the newborn ...

The guidance over leftover breast milk says toss it after 2 hours. But a recent preprint study shared on social media has some people questioning that advice.

Breast milk in containers after harvesting from mothers at Pumwani Maternity Hospital. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard] The newborn unit at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi is bustling, though the ...

Human milk is now recognised not only as a source of nutrition but also as a dynamic carrier of live microbes, bioactive molecules and prebiotic substrates that collectively shape the developing gut ...

Human milk is a complex and dynamic fluid, uniquely tailored to meet the nutritional, immunological and developmental needs of the human infant. Its macronutrient matrix comprises lipids—rich in ...