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Mothers learning to Feedsafe

A new phone app developed by The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Dr Roslyn Giglia is helping mothers change the way they approach alcohol and breastfeeding.

Support breastfeeding Mums for healthy babies and a healthy planet

As a child health researcher, I'm often asked by new Mums what's the best thing they can do for their babies? And my answer is always the same, breastfeed.

New research reveals breastfeeding boosts mental health

BABIES SAY "THANK YOU" AS NEW RESEARCH REVEALS BREASTFEEDING BOOSTS MENTAL HEALTH

World-first evidence links exclusive colostrum intake with reduced peanut allergy risk

First-of-its-kind findings show that newborns exclusively fed colostrum in their first 72 hours of life were five times less likely to develop a peanut allergy by 12-18 months, and 11 times less likely to develop multiple food allergies (such as egg or cow’s milk) compared with infants who also received formula

Nutritional supplements during breastfeeding

The aim was to review the use of supplements during lactation and to document the use of nutritional supplements in a cohort of breastfeeding mothers.

Breastfeeding and early child development: A prospective cohort study

Breastfeeding has been associated with multiple developmental advantages for the infant; however, there have also been a number of studies that find...

The effects of breast-feeding duration on language ability to middle childhood

Modern societies are challenged by "wicked problems" - by definition, those that are difficult to define, multi-casual and hard to treat.

Duration of breast-feeding and language ability to middle childhood

There is controversy over whether increased breast-feeding duration has long-term benefits for language development.

Randomised controlled trial analysing supplementation with 250 versus 500 units of vitamin D3,

The rate of non-compliance with vitamin D supplementation is as high as 45%. This is why randomised controlled trials are needed to analyse the response...