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Science You Can Use: Is it a good idea for diabetic moms to express colostrum prenatally? A new study investigates.
For a while I’ve been hearing about a novel way to help moms of diabetics avoid supplementing their newborns with formula: prenatal colostrum expression. It seems like a kind of elegant solution to a complicated problem, in ways I’ll explain … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Empower, Main Content, Prepare, Science News
Tagged breastfeeding duration, cesarean section, colostrum, exclusive breastfeeding, formula supplementation, gestational diabetes breastfeeding, hypoglycemia, impostor babies, impostor syndrome, prenatal colostrum expression, tandem breastfeeding, tandem nursing, type 1 diabetes, vaginal birth
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Last revised on 12/05/2012
Last revised on 12/05/2012
Science You Can Use: Some obese women struggle with breastfeeding, but new research suggests it’s not all about physiology.
The other day I was doing some looking back at the research on breastfeeding in 2012, and a couple of themes immediately jumped out at me. One was the large number of studies on mother-to-child transmission of HIV - a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Empower, Main Content, Prepare, Science News
Tagged body image, breastfeeding, breastfeeding duration, exclusive breastfeeding, hormonal causes of breastfeeding problems, obesity and breastfeeding, overweight
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Last revised on 11/30/2012
Last revised on 11/30/2012
