In addition to the breastfeeding assessment tools described here, other parameters that must also be assessed by health care professionals to assure that adequate milk transfer is occurring include: 1 ...

A study of over 2,800 mother-child pairs across eight ECHO Cohort sites links a prenatal diet following USDA guidelines to healthier infant growth patterns, reducing risks associated with obesity.

A landmark study by researchers at BGU in Beersheba that included almost 1.2 million infants examined at well-baby clinics (tipat halav) suggests that they’ll be fine without meat, fish, or dairy.

One of the most pervasive myths about infancy, age 0-3 years old, is that infants don’t remember anything, so experience in infancy doesn’t really matter. I’ve heard this from even the most informed ...

Researchers from the University of Iowa found that babies fed lactose-free or hydrolyzed formulas gained weight faster in their first year, raising new questions about how modern formula compositions ...