There are many resources available to faculty, staff and students through the university’s Lactation Support Program as well as community and national resources, including the information below.

New parents can be under a lot of stress, especially mothers who may face expectations and pressure around nursing their ...

When the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released updated feeding guidelines in June—extending the recommended duration for providing human milk to children from 1 to 2 years—it drew swift ...

Although the United States has made significant progress increasing overall rates of breastfeeding in recent years, racial and ethnic disparities persist in who breastfeeds and for how long.

August marks Breastfeeding Awareness Month, which aims to encourage and empower those breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed. With the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) extending its ...

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Karissa Binkley has been supporting new moms for years. A decade ago, she was the busy owner of The Diapering Doula, a local shop that focused on newborn care and cloth diapers. She closed up shop six ...

Hospitalization of a breastfeeding mother or child can result in disruption of the feeding cycle and unintended weaning, ...

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.

BURLINGTON, Vt., March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mamava, the creator of freestanding lactation pods, and SimpliFed, a leading telelactation provider, announced on International Board Certified Lactation ...

The breastfeeding clinic at Swedish Hospital Credit: Dawn Carlson, courtesy Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Nursing a baby is one of those things that’s often portrayed as simple, natural, even easy.

RICHMOND, Va. — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will allow more lactation providers in Virginia to join their network after CBS 6’s Melissa Hipolit brought the insurer coverage concerns raised by ...