Breastfeeding While Taking MS Monoclonal Antibody Drugs Appears Safe
Exposure to multiple sclerosis (MS) monoclonal antibody treatment during breastfeeding appeared to have no negative effect on the early development or health of infants, registry data in Germany showed. Over the first 3 years of follow-up, no links emerged between exposure to monoclonal antibody drugs and annual hospitalization (rate ratio [RR] 1.23, P=0.473), annual systemic […]
Study Links Being Breastfed to Cancer Risk in Adulthood
Additional evidence for a possible link between breastfeeding and colorectal cancer (CRC) was found in a large cohort study. In two prospective cohorts of 158,696 women followed for more than 20 years, being breastfed in infancy was associated with a 23% increased risk of CRC in adulthood (HR 1.23, 95% CI 1.10-1.38, P<0.001), Chen Yuan, […]
Desire for son in Nepal may impact on girls’ health and wellbeing — new study: Desire to have a son may influence breastfeeding duration because if a woman has not had a son, she may feel greater pressure to try to conceive again in the hopes of having a boy
The desire for a son could mean Nepali mothers stop breastfeeding infant daughters sooner, says new research. Girls in Nepal are breastfed for fewer months than boys on average, with girls with older sisters but no brothers being the most disadvantaged, says the study. And this shorter breastfeeding time is linked to a greater risk […]