Breastfeeding, while natural, may not be second nature for many families. While there are many benefits for both mama and baby, there’s a lot that goes into breastfeeding besides just getting a baby ...

Learn how to deal with common breastfeeding problems such as sore nipples, mastitis, plugged milk ducts, breast engorgement, thrush, and milk supply. Some babies latch on and breastfeed well right ...

Joyce Bess, Certified Lactation Counselor and one of the founding members of Baby Cafe in the Jamestown area. Submitted photo Certified lactation counselor Joyce Bess helps breastfeeding mothers and ...

August is National Breastfeeding Month, and DeTar Healthcare System is proud to raise awareness of the many benefits of breastfeeding—while also acknowledging the real challenges new parents may ...

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 ...

Surgery is being overused to correct breastfeeding difficulties in infants, a new report says. A growing number of newborns are being diagnosed with ankyloglossia, also called "tongue-tie." Tongue-tie ...

Depression, both before or during pregnancy, is associated with lower likelihood of breastfeeding initiation and maintenance and greater likelihood of breastfeeding problems, according to a cohort ...

Some new moms leaving Charlotte hospitals with their newborns are departing in tears, worried they won’t be able to provide their newborn with enough breast milk or formula weeks into a nationwide ...

BRAINERD — Crow Wing County Health Division’s Women, Infant, and Children’s program announced the addition of a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program. Counties that have a breastfeeding peer counselor ...

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 ...