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11/07/2025

Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers offers a better start in life, improving a number of key health metrics, according to a newly-updated Cochrane review.

09/23/2025

In light of recent news, we would like to highlight that the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has confirmed that taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence that it causes autism in children.

www.gov.uk/government/news/mhra-confirms-taking-paracetamol-during-pregnancy-remains-safe-and-there-is-no-evidence-it-causes-autism-in-children

You can also take the usual recommended doses of paracetamol if you are breastfeeding. Find more information in our Pain Relief (Analgesics) factsheet:
www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/analgesics/

If you need information on taking any medication while breastfeeding, please contact our The Breastfeeding Network Drugs in Breastmilk Service team on Facebook or via email: [email protected]

If you are unsure about taking any medication when you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you can also talk to your GP, health visitor, or midwife.

[ID: MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children. You can also take paracetamol at the normal adult dose if you are breastfeeding. Source: Pain Relief (Analgesics) and Breastfeeding Factsheet.]

08/10/2025

Alyse Ogletree of Texas has broken her own Guinness World Record by donating 2,645.58 liters of breast milk, far surpassing the 1,569.79 liters she set in 2014. Her contributions, primarily through the Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas, have provided critical nutrition to more than 350,000 premature and medically fragile infants. With one liter able to feed roughly 11 babies, her donations have had a massive reach.

Ogletree began her mission in 2010 after discovering she was producing more milk than her own child needed. She committed to a strict schedule, pumping every three hours — including throughout the night — for years. Her relentless effort has not only saved countless lives but also earned her global recognition for extraordinary generosity.

06/06/2025
06/06/2025

Does expressing milk at the end of pregnancy contribute to faster milk increase after birth? No, according to this 2025 study of mothers expecting babies with congenital anomalies. Its researchers taught the study mothers hand expression before birth, they practiced it, and it did not speed milk increase—aka coming to volume or secretory activation--after delivery. We know that learning hand expression before birth has other benefits. For example, it can boost confidence and reduce formula supplementation during the hospital stay. But it does not seem to affect how quickly milk production ramps up after delivery. Read more here:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40392630/

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