Breast-fed and fit

Breastfeeding was the easiest choice for these women in rural Odisha

Dahanaput, a small hamlet in a remote corner of Odisha, is rewriting the story of child malnutrition as they commit to push their children …

Mothers have their say

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We should be worried

Mother could be passing on toxins through breast milk

On a dangerous diet?

Mothers in Japan have been warned to cut down on breast-feeding their babies as breast milk has suddenly become harmful for infants

Fatherly instinct

Wrong tactics

Innocent victims

Breastfeeding by Hiv-infected women transfers the virus to the infants, says a study

Kids in danger

Experts oppose repeal of law promoting breast-feeding

‘Growth of affluent Indian kids on par with developed countries’

Nita Bhandari, an internationally recognised public health researcher, spoke to Down To Earth on how India was selected for the WHO study and its …

Back to the breast

Many organisations in the country are working at weaning parents from the bottle to mother's milk

The right formula

Breast milk is best milk

Anti-carcinogenic properties of breast milk come to light

Childish foibles

Infected food and unhygienic feeding habits lead to a high incidence of infantile diarrhoea

Toxic, but preferred

Simulating mother's milk

How formula feed can be enriched with nutrients found in breast feed

Preterm infants should be given fresh breast milk, not expressed one

Breast milk contains hydrogen peroxide, which works like an antibiotic, and degrades if not fed to the infant immediately, says a study

SOUTH AFRICA

#FitnessChallenge: A life cycle of challenges I throw at PM Modi

Being conceived is like being punished to a slow death owing to environmental pollution that needs a reality check

Bite me

Early exposure to mosquitoes may help develop resistance to malaria where chances of infection are high

Motherhood blues

Calcium supplements do not benefit lactating women

Best milk

What makes a kid more intelligent than his peers? Mother's milk might hold the answer

Mother's milk

No formula food for premature babies, they too need mother’s milk: study

A study conducted at AIIMS busts the myth that babies born prematurely need complementary food

Mothers' gift

The benefits of breastfeeding babies include better intelligence, lower risk of cancer and asthma, and much more...