Mother & Child

Mothers are told to stop breastfeeding far more often than the evidence requires. What really passes into milk, and how to check.

Not every medicine is off limits, and stopping the wrong one can be more dangerous than taking it. How to think about this sensibly.

Folic acid, iron and the medicines worth reviewing before you conceive rather than afterwards. The three months before matter more than people realise.

Most childhood diarrhoea gets better by itself. What kills children is dehydration, and that is entirely preventable with something costing very little.