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25 January 2019
Breastfeeding and Lactation
Latest research insights
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18 January 2019
PersonalFit Flex - smart design optimizations for the breastfeeding mom
Author Kate Miller concludes: "Medela's PersonalFit Flex could be the Most Life-Changing Breast Shield ever". Great effort of the Medela ...
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17 July 2018
Olle Larson, Medela founder, has passed away
Olle Larsson, the founder of medical device manufacturer Medela AG in Baar, Switzerland, passed away peacefully in his sleep on ...
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11 April 2018
“Investigate, measure, think twice before cutting.” New evidence that cutting tongue ties may not help infants to breastfeed ...
Baar, Switzerland/Paris, France – 11 April 2018. “Older literature suggests surgical division, frenotomy, is simple solution for breastfeeding problems. When ...
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09 April 2018
Mother’s Milk in the first 1,000 days of life: Key to a lifetime of good health and the future of ...
“People think the genes are everything. Actually the environment in the first 1,000 days dramatically influences the way those genes ...
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22 March 2018
Mother’s milk: An ounce of prevention is worth billions in cures
Baar, Switzerland/Paris, France – 22 March 2018. “It is time for breastfeeding to take its place alongside vaccines as a ...
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09 March 2018
Annette Brüls appointed new CEO of Medela
The Board of Directors of medical technology company Medela has named Annette Brüls as its new CEO. She will replace ...
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26 February 2018
New evidence that mother’s milk offers unique prevention for asthma, a disease with no cure ...
In Switzerland, one in 10 children and one in 14 adults suffer from asthma (1), a disease with no known ...
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26 February 2018
A new global analysis calls for breast milk feeding as a “Primary Public health Intervention” ...
Baar, Switzerland/Paris, France – 26 February 2018. Who stands to gain when babies get mother’s milk? According to the most ...
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19 February 2018
Amazing discoveries in the science of human milk and lactation to be discussed by top researchers at the 13th International ...
Baar, Switzerland/Paris, France – 19 February 2018. Nature has created only one food that perfectly matches the entire range of ...
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08 November 2017
Healthy Brain, Healthy Body, Wealthy Society: The health-economic benefits of human milk feeding for premature babies and society ...
Baar, 8 Nov 2017. “Mother’s own milk is the best medicine a premature infant can receive,” says Professor Guido Moro. ...
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06 June 2017
Do mums really need breastfeeding help from technology?
The BBC reports that mothers feel more confident and in control using a breastfeeding app. Medela CTO Stephen Flint tells ...
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08 May 2017
Medela’s in-house clinical trials help usher in a new generation of devices that benefit millions of moms around the world ...
Why have in-house clinical trials? They bring mothers and Medela scientists together directly. Mothers talk, and the scientists listen, gaining ...
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02 May 2017
300 million years of evolution have matched mother’s milk to the baby’s brain: Cow’s milk for a human brain? ...
“Moms liquefy their bodies to feed their babies,” says evolutionary biologist Katie Hinde. Her latest cross-species research offers indisputable evidence ...
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25 April 2017
World’s leading breastfeeding advocate urges health professionals to be honest with mums
“Is breastfeeding always natural?” is a question that one of the world’s most influential breastfeeding experts answered at Medela’s 12th ...
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18 April 2017
The world’s leading researchers agree: 130 million babies need breast milk now
“Breast milk is food, medicine, and signal; it is the first food a baby has evolved to eat, and we ...
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28 March 2017
New pasteurization method will increase the critical value of breast milk at milk banks
Breast milk plays a critical role in supporting the vulnerable premature infant’s immune system, growth, and long-term cognitive development. April ...
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14 March 2017
Myth or fact? The truth about human milk
Could new information change the way we approach breastfeeding and infant feeding in the hospital, in the neonatal ward, at ...
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17 February 2017
Breast milk breakthroughs: Breast milk components proven to kill over 40 kinds of cancer
Baar/Bologna, 17 February 2017. Breast milk components can kill cancer cells? This and other revolutionary research in breastfeeding and human ...
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22 April 2016
11th international Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium
Love and optimal nutrition are especially important for babies to thrive. Breast milk as a food combines both for healthy ...
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11 January 2016
Medela launches their new dressing kit as part of their independent NPWT strategy
Medela, a global leader in vacuum technology, with a portfolio spanning from breastfeeding to medical devices, announces the decision to ...
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01 January 2016
Leonhardt Bauer announced as new Executive Vice President of Medela Healthcare
We are pleased to announce that Leonhardt Bauer has taken on the role of Executive Vice President (EVP) at Medela ...
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18 April 2015
10th international Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium
At Medela's 10th Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium in Warsaw, which took place over this weekend (17-18 April 2015) over 450 ...
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16 June 2014
Medela launches Thopaz+
Thopaz+ digital chest drainage system provides comprehensive post-operative management of chest tubes for improved patient care and shorter hospital stays. ...
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27 January 2014
Thopaz™ shortens chest tube duration and length of stay by one full day
Medela Healthcare today announces research results that prove patients managed with digital drainage system Thopaz™ had a significantly shorter air ...
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