The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is being questioned by GOP doctors in the Senate about its controversial guidance saying that transgender people can breastfeed children and suggesting that such individuals take drugs for lactation. According to the CDC, transgender and non-binary individuals “may give birth and breastfeed or feed at the chest (chestfeed).”…

The majority of health claims on baby formula products are backed by little to no scientific evidence, an international survey found, with researchers calling for more rigorous marketing regulations. Scientists from the Imperial College London said regulations need to provide better protections against harms linked with the aggressive marketing of baby formula. They argue that…

Health Canada is conducting a safety review of domperidone, a drug often prescribed off-label to breastfeeding mothers as a way to boost milk supply, after reports have alleged withdrawal symptoms and psychiatric concerns after stopping the medication. A spokesperson for Health Canada told the Epoch Times in an emailed statement that it is “proactively” monitoring…

A new study supported by BC Children’s Hospital suggests that breastfeeding can protect babies from the risk of developing asthma due to antibiotics use, as breast milk helps to keep the infant’s gut microbiome—the environment of bacteria and other microorganisms in the digestive tract—balanced. The study, published in the journal Med on Jan. 4, found that children…

This episode will premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “Of the 270 pregnant women, 238 were not followed up. And of the data that they did present with a miscarriage … it was 80 percent miscarriage rate,” says Dr. James Thorp. “The federal government, the CDC, and the FDA—they’re corrupt. They sat…

“Of the 270 pregnant women, 238 were not followed up. And of the data that they did present with a miscarriage … it was 80 percent miscarriage rate,” says Dr. James Thorp. “The federal government, the CDC, and the FDA—they’re corrupt. They sat on that data.” Thorp is an OBGYN and fetal medicine specialist who…

This episode will premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “Of the 270 pregnant women, 238 were not followed up. And of the data that they did present with a miscarriage … it was 80 percent miscarriage rate,” says Dr. James Thorp. “The federal government, the CDC, and the FDA—they’re corrupt. They sat…

This episode will premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “Of the 270 pregnant women, 238 were not followed up. And of the data that they did present with a miscarriage … it was 80 percent miscarriage rate,” says Dr. James Thorp. “The federal government, the CDC, and the FDA—they’re corrupt. They sat…

Breastfeeding can deliver long-term heart benefits to both mother and child, a new statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) says. The immune systems of newborns and infants can be strengthened by breast milk, which has long been acknowledged as an ideal nutrient during those first months of life. But scientists also discovered recently that women who breastfed at…

Scientists at New York University’s Long Island School of Medicine have detected messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines in human breast milk, according to a new study. This peer-reviewed research, published on September 26, 2022 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, looked at the breastmilk of 11 healthy breastfeeding women, five of whom had received the Moderna vaccine…