Breastfeeding lowers the risk of diabetes as well as breast and ovarian cancers for mothers. Goodboy Picture Company/E+ via Getty Images Four babies are born every second in the world, and there are ...

Nutritional advantages: Breast milk is the ideal source of nutrition for infants, providing all the necessary nutrients for growth and development during the first six months of life. Disease ...

The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is recognizing Black Breastfeeding Week. Along with lawmakers, advocates, healthcare providers, and community partners, BPHC gathered in Boston’s Roxbury ...

With the recent nationwide baby formula shortage, breastfeeding is often suggested for mothers as a natural alternative, but it’s not so simple, according to a recent the New York Times report. "TRY ...

Black Lactation Matters is a project started by two UC Berkeley Public Health students that aims to increase health equity and the breastfeeding rate in the Black community. Other goals of the project ...

August is National Breastfeeding Month, but Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama have some of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the country. That’s why lactation consultants and local advocates are ...

Inside one of rooms of the Latch Clinic, a facility launching on Friday by the Merced County Department of Public Health that is the first of its kind in Merced County. The Latch Clinic is designed to ...

Joan Y. Meek is affiliated with the American Academy of Pediatrics as a member and chairs the Section on Breastfeeding, in an elected, non-paid position. This article represents her opinion and not ...

On Thursday, Healthy Savannah used a $2,480 mini-grant from La Leche League to donate 75 copies of the renowned book, “The ...

Tisha Felder receives funding from the Patient Centered Research Outcomes Institute (PCORI) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). Joynelle Jackson receives funding from Patient Centered Research ...