Breastfed babies have better health

It’s been a long-known fact that breastfeeding ones baby is an important decision to make for both the mother’s and the baby’s overall well being. Now, a study released on April 5, found that each year more than 900 children die nationwide because too few mothers follow breast feeding recommendations, according to the U.S. Department [...] Read more »

Breastfeeding for 6 months or more may aid kids’ mental health

A recent study found that there is further reason to encourage longer breastfeeding duration as it may improve a baby’s mental health. MSNBC reported the Australian study which discovered children who are breastfed longer than 6 months could be at a lower risk for mental health issues later in life. Researchers theorize that breastfeeding may help a [...] Read more »

Why We Need Mothers Milk Banks

Mothers Milk Banks  provide pasteurised donor mothers’ milk to infants where mother’s own milk human is not available. Every baby has the right to the optimal nutrition.. It’s simple Human Milk for human babies .The Mothers Milk Bank, Gold Coast Australia,  is a community of Health Professionals and volunteers who have donated their time, energy [...] Read more »

NOT so Fantastic Plastic…

“Warning! Leaving your water bottle in the car on a hot day can give you cancer!” This was the message of an email I, and probably you, received. The claim is that as the plastic bottle heats up, it leaches potentially carcinogenic chemicals into the water. Public reactions to the email seem to swing from [...] Read more »