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 ...

The PUMP Act requires employers to provide a private room and break time for nursing employees, who can sue for violations. But new data finds that the majority of employers are not fully complying ...

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.

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 ...

As more women have entered the workforce, the need for lactation support has increased, yet is still not recognized as an important health benefit. This can not only have a negative effect on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All medical schools had a clear list of lactation rooms and clearly posted institutional lactation policies.

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 ...

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.

After giving birth in Brooklyn in 2015, before I had even eaten, I phoned the hospital lactation consultant to beg for help feeding my daughter. She never called back or came, so I attended her weekly ...