Pakistani breast milk bank closes after Islamic clerics withdraw approval
Doctors deplore decision and point to country’s high neonatal mortality rate as bank, which opened in June, forced to close without taking a single deposit
June 2024
Women exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ may risk shorter breastfeeding duration
Higher PFAS exposure could cause lactation to slow or stop altogether within six months, new research finds
Tobacco-like plant engineered to pump out nutrients found in breast milk
Breakthrough could pave way for formula milk that more closely replicates health benefits of breastfeeding
Breast isn’t best for every mother and baby
Letters: For many breastfeeding is either not possible or not desirable, writes Alex Martins, while Dr Heather Parry says in the UK it’s simply not essential
May 2024
‘The darkest period of my life’: I struggled to breastfeed – then a drug sent me spiralling
‘Breasts are a serious political problem’: one woman’s quest to reclaim her chest
April 2024
The Week in Patriarchy
An Israeli bomb destroyed 4,000 embryos at a Gaza IVF centre. Where is the outrage?
Arwa Mahdawi
The anti-abortion crowd who believe embryos are ‘extrauterine children’ have been weirdly silent about the strike
January 2024
Sexual healing
My libido has shot through the roof since I stopped breastfeeding
There are no winners in the breast v bottle debate
Brief letters
A caring nanny state could be good for us
‘I felt rage. I had traded my sanity for milk’: what happened when I breastfed despite the pain
December 2023
Hand to mouth: Britain's food poverty crisis
Failure to stem rising cost of formula in UK putting babies at risk, say experts
Leading doctors and charities urge children’s health minister to take action to support struggling families
UK regulators ‘should act to curb rise in cost of infant formula’
British Pregnancy Advisory Service found 65% of mothers were worried about price of feeding their babies
‘It’s extortionate’: a mother’s struggle to afford rising price of baby formula
Lone parent Rebecca Anderson feels women in UK who do not breastfeed are being penalised after 25% price rise
November 2023
Judge cleared after removing breastfeeding mum from Melbourne court during high-profile trial
Victorian judicial watchdog dismisses complaints after judge Mark Gamble orders mother to leave courtroom for breastfeeding child
September 2023
Brain circuit behind release of breast milk at baby’s cries uncovered
Scientists find continuous crying by mouse pups triggers release of oxytocin, which controls milk-release response
August 2023
Mothers should beware unethical marketing by formula firms
Letter: Commercial milk formula advertising can frame normal behaviour as pathological, says Dr Tony Waterston
Boots baby formula ads on Google broke rules, says UK watchdog
Retailer apologises for error, with such advertising banned in case it discourages breastfeeding
Your problems, with Anna Tims
Dunelm made me feel uncomfortable breastfeeding my child in its cafe
A staff member suggested I move to another room, which turned out to be a baby changing area
July 2023
How early is too early to be discharged from hospital after giving birth?
Ranjana Srivastava
A longer post-birth stay in the wards could help many mothers, even if research remains inconclusive
