NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study from the UK, kids who were breastfed as babies had higher scores on tests of vocabulary and reasoning at age five than those who weren't breastfed.

Even a few days of breastfeeding can have a beneficial effect on the blood pressure of toddlers, and those benefits may last a lifetime. Research has indicated that cardiovascular disease risk can ...

While it's widely accepted breast-fed babies have less risk of developing infections and illnesses, a new study says breastfeeding has no effect on a child's cognitive development. The study, which ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breastfeeding has many benefits for babies, but protection from obesity may not be one of them, a UK research team reports. Instead, the researchers say, the protective ...

According to a study in JAMA Pediatrics, babies that are breastfed have a higher IQ than those who are not. Harvard researchers asked 1,300 new moms about their breastfeeding habits. Years later, they ...

A new study shows that, contrary to popular belief, breast-feeding doesn’t keep kids from getting eczema. According to the Times, researchers tested 50,000 kids for eczema and other allergies. They ...

She’s protecting her perky pair. Breasts that hang low — that wobble to and fro — just won’t do for this new mommy who’s refusing to nurse her infant son for fear of droopy boobies. “‘Selfish’ reasons ...

A mother has sparked widespread debate after a video of her breastfeeding openly at a restaurant went viral on social media. Captured on Mother’s Day and shared by the X account Liberacrat, the ...

Coco Austin's experience might not the norm, but parents need to handle it the right way, according to a psychologist.