Up to 87% of mothers in the United States breastfeed their babies at some point, but the process isn't always seamless. New moms can face issues with milk supply, pain, soreness and improper latches — ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Having access to even a few hours with a professional specially trained to help women breastfeed may raise the number of women who start breastfeeding and stick with it, ...

Credit: mlgkhc on Flickr, under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). (WOMENSENEWS)–Sakia’Lynn Johnson was cautiously optimistic. Last year, as one of two African American international board certified ...

The World Health Organization, or WHO, says breast feeding is “one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival.” Yet less than 40 percent of infants younger than 6 months are breast ...

Of course, this first appointment is the perfect time to touch base about positioning, latching, and other practical steps to ensure that your baby is getting enough milk during every feeding. In fact ...

Contrary to perceptions, breastfeeding is an acquired skill as much as a natural one. Even women determined to breastfeed often need help, especially in the first weeks of a child’s life. Lactation ...

"To help provide more diversity in the lactation field, I wanted to help alleviate the financial barriers," Krystal Nicole Duhaney tells PEOPLE Jen Juneau is a News and Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE.

Over the past two decades, Mary Jackson has helped countless women, especially women of color, to embrace breastfeeding by promoting its benefits and providing them with valuable techniques. The ...

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New students may begin the program in the fall or spring term. Didactic classes meet on the Drexel Center City Campus once per week from 6 to 9:50 p.m. Supervised practice is completed in Philadelphia ...