Banning formula from hospital gift bags fuels the breast-feeding divide. Aug. 1, 2007 — -- New York City's hospitals have banned infant formula from their gift bags for new mothers — a policy ...

Infant feeding has long been fertile ground for some of the internet’s sharpest “mommy wars." It can be enough to make any parent feel guilty and question their decisions — especially in the frazzled, ...

A UK charity has warned that increasing numbers of vulnerable families will be forced to resort to unsafe baby feeding practices due to the "soaring" cost of infant formula. In addition, a number of ...

One-third of families who relied on formula to feed their babies during the COVID-19 pandemic were forced by severe infant formula shortages to resort to suboptimal feeding practices that can harm ...

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is right to want to promote breastfeeding, but his administration’s “Latch On NYC” campaign is an exercise in excess. First announced in May, the campaign is ...

New research finds that 85% of formula preparation machines tested were dispensing water that did not appear to reach NHS recommended temperatures for preparing bottles of formula.

You should not feel guilt or shame about offering formula; the most important consideration is making sure your baby is fed. Credit...Caroline Tompkins for The New York Times Supported by By Susan ...

Does breastfeeding or the age at which other foods are introduced to infants affect the risk of obesity in early childhood? Research on this question has produced mixed results, and a new study has ...

A UC Davis survey found that nearly half of parents resorted to unsafe feeding methods during the infant formula shortage. Nearly half of parents who relied on formula to feed their babies during the ...