Black mothers are faced with a disproportionate number of barriers to breastfeeding compared to other racial and ethnic groups. Black mothers are faced with a disproportionate number of barriers to ...
Ann L. Kellams receives funding from NICHD for her research and Pediatric UptoDate as an author. She is the immediate past-president of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. But I struggled to ...
Newborns need to breastfeed every 2-3 hours for about 10-15 minutes per side. As babies grow, breastfeeding times typically shorten, often requiring only 5-10 minutes per breast by 3-4 months. Always ...
Last week, the Make America Healthy Again Commission released its MAHA Strategy, outlining a new federal approach to addressing the childhood chronic disease crisis. This strategy begins at the very ...
The main takeaway from a recent US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) update on breastfeeding interventions is that a lack of support at the primary care level, compounded by societal barriers, ...