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Researchers have identified numerous benefits of early skin-to-skin contact between baby and mother. They urge hospitals to help ensure that...

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Breastfeeding mothers who exercise pass on a beneficial hormone to their children

It is really quite strange that although women have breastfed since the beginning of time, there is very little scientific...

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New findings show that cholesterol crystals in the uterine wall are the villain that researchers have been looking for. These...

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