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Supporting

More midwives needed to support women with infant feeding choices says RCM

on 08 February 2023 Women need better support to make infant feeding choices and that means addressing the serious midwife shortage. That’s the view of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to a Lancet series on formula milk advertising published today.  Formula ...

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Influencing

Investigation into cows’ milk protein allergy and infant formula

By Hollie Ewers on 07 December 2018 An investigation suggests that cows’ milk protein allergy (CMPA) may be helping the formula industry to form relationships with healthcare professionals in the UK and around the world.

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Promoting

‘Infant formula could change gut bacteria’

By Rob Dabrowski on 07 June 2018 A new study states breastfed babies have different gut microbiomes and lower obesity levels as they grow than those primarily fed formula.