Breastfeeding Center

Let's Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding

Human milk provides unparalleled nutrition to infants in the early stages of life. WHO/UNICEF recommend exclusive breast-feeding for the first 6 months of life, with the introduction of complementary food at the age of 6 months, and continuation of breastfeeding for as long as mutually agreeable by the mother and the infant

Breast milk is a comprehensive source of energy and macronutrients, as well as bioactive micronutrients essential for the growth and development of an infant.

Infants fed human milk have different gut microflora, exhibit different growth patterns, and even face a lower long-term risk of chronic diseases, such as obesity, types 1 and 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Publications

View details Nestlé Research on Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Latest Update
Nestlé Research on Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Latest Update (publications)

Nestlé Research on Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Latest Update

View details Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMO) Symposia Abstracts
Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMO) Symposia Abstracts (publications)

Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMO) Symposia Abstracts

Michelle McGuire; Professor Lars Bode; Norbert Sprenger; Philippe Alliet; Sharon Donovan; Hania Szajewska

View details Inspired by Human Milk Research
Inspired by Human Milk Research (publications)

Inspired by Human Milk Research

Sagar Thakkar

View details NNIW90 - Human Milk: Composition, Clinical Benefits and Future Opportunities
92nd Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Nutrition Education - Strategies for Improving Nutrition and Healthy Eating in Individuals and Communities

NNIW90 - Human Milk: Composition, Clinical Benefits and Future Opportunities

Videos

View details Breastfeeding, Breast Milk Composition, and Growth Outcomes
Breastfeeding, Breast Milk Composition, and Growth Outcomes (videos)

Breastfeeding, Breast Milk Composition, and Growth Outcomes

Kim Michaelsen

View details Breastfeeding and Mother and Child Health. Global Strategies to Promote Breastfeeding
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Breastfeeding and Mother and Child Health. Global Strategies to Promote Breastfeeding

Michael Abou Dakn

View details The Benefits of Breastfeeding
The Benefits of Breastfeeding (videos)

The Benefits of Breastfeeding

Raanan Shamir

View details Breast Feeding - Experiences of Rural African Women
Breast Feeding - Experiences of Rural African Women

Breast Feeding - Experiences of Rural African Women

Helen Nabwera