As a pediatrician, I thought my medical background and pediatric training meant I would be well prepared to breastfeed my newborn. I knew all about the research on how an infant’s diet can affect both ...

Fort Polk, La. – Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital hosted the Global Big Latch On, April 16 to promote and provide breastfeeding support to Soldiers and Families at the Joint Readiness Training ...

The USPSTF concluded that primary care behavioral counseling interventions to support breastfeeding have a moderate net benefit, with moderate certainty. HealthDay News — The US Preventive Services ...

The emotional and physical changes surrounding childbirth can be demanding. “I had never heard of postpartum psychosis when it happened to me,” shares one mother on a NAMI Blog post. “I was never ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interventions may benefit infant and maternal health. Interventions increased the rate of breastfeeding ...

With the Affordable Care Act, nursing your baby is becoming easier and more affordable. Cathy Carothers, co-director of Every Mother, Inc. and past chair of the United States Breastfeeding Committee, ...

Programs and health organizations across the island are working together to support breastfeeding mothers inside and outside of hospitals and clinics. World Breastfeeding Week is held during the first ...

Only about a quarter of women meet breastfeeding recommendations, data shows. As a pediatrician, Dr. Kristina Lehman knows the ins and outs of the evidence around breastfeeding better than most. But ...

FORT HOOD, Texas " Pregnant women make several big decisions while they wait for their little additions to arrive, but breastfeeding is by far one of the most difficult and personal choices they face.

Breastfeeding may lower mothers' later life risks of depression and anxiety for up to 10 years after pregnancy, suggest the ...

The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) are offering breastfeeding and nutrition support services in recognition of ...

A mum from Torrance praises NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde support in breastfeeding twins as health board sees record rise in ...