Category: Breastfeeding

Why is it still taboo for parents to sleep with newborns?

Posted on 03/23/202303/23/2023 by Irene Caselli

Any new parent will gladly talk to you about sleep — usually about their lack of it — but also

Caregivers receive bad advice on bedsharing

Posted on 03/16/202303/16/2023 by Irene Caselli

This newsletter touches on SIDS. If you have been affected by it, you may want to skip this newsletter and

The politics of the shocking U.S. formula shortage

Posted on 06/03/202206/03/2022 by Irene Caselli

An alert before I delve into today’s topic: on 13 June, I am moderating a panel on the mental health

What’s it like to give birth in a refugee camp

Posted on 05/26/202205/27/2022 by Irene Caselli

Aziza never imagined she would become a mother while living in a refugee camp. A civil engineer, she fled Afghanistan

A woman and her baby at the AMURTEL organization in Greece

A healthy start for an Afghan migrant baby

Posted on 09/01/202102/17/2022 by Irene Caselli

As an Afghan born and raised in a loving, large family in Iran, Fatimah always expected to become a mother

Black and white photo of a child being breastfed

What negative feelings about breastfeeding tell us about the struggles of motherhood

Posted on 06/02/202106/02/2021 by Irene Caselli

Even before becoming a mother, Zainab Yate was sure she would breastfeed her children until they turned two. It was

Breast is best for me, not for you: how you changed my thinking around breastfeeding

Posted on 11/03/202002/07/2023 by Irene Caselli

I’ve been breastfeeding every day for the past 20 months, since my son Lorenzo was born, for many hours a

Breast milk is free (and five other myths about breastfeeding debunked)

Posted on 10/29/202006/03/2022 by Irene Caselli

Breastfeeding is misunderstood. It may be natural, but that does not make it easy, spontaneous or free. If we want to make policies that respect breastfeeding, we can start by debunking these six myths.

Human milk is amazing. I’m on a mission to find out more about it

Posted on 07/21/202006/03/2022 by Irene Caselli

I’m writing this in my head as I breastfeed my son to sleep – hoping that I will remember these words

Human milk is the first intelligent superfood. We need to know the science of this medicinal marvel

Posted on 07/17/202006/03/2022 by Irene Caselli

From added insulation on cold days to extra antibodies during illness, breast milk is customised for every baby. If science will just tell us how, we could argue less about formula and breast pumps.