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  • Guest Opinion: The Benefits of Skin to Skin Contact

    Guest Opinion: The Benefits of Skin to Skin Contact Incorporate Skin-to-Skin Time into Breastfeeding Skin-to-skin care is worth incorporating into ...

  • The Link Between ASD and Heavy Metal Exposure

    For millions of expectant women across the US, taking prenatal and postnatal supplements and vitamins is repeatedly advised by doctors, family, fri...

  • Heart to Heart: Breastfeeding and Cardiovascular Health

      By: Jordan Berns The impact of breast milk on infants is well-documented: it can help them build stronger immune systems while reducing their cha...

  • The Link Between Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer

    By: Jordan Berns Doctors often talk about breast milk’s long and short-term health benefits for babies. But did you know that breastfeeding can hel...

  • Breast Milk is Life Saving in NICU

    The long history and tradition of breastfeeding is fascinating and diverse. In Greek mythology the breast milk of Hera, goddess of women and childb...

  • How Breastfeeding Protects Babies’ Immune Systems

    How Breastfeeding Protects Babies’ Immune Systems By: Jordan Berns Everyone knows that moms are superheroes when it comes to protecting their babie...

  • What does “Breast Milk is Conditionally Perfect” Really Mean?

    You’ve probably heard the phrase, “breast milk is the perfect food” before. The intentions behind the sentiment by the unknown originator were almo...

  • Breastfeeding and 4 Types of Jaundice: When to Worry

    By: Jordan Berns You can’t believe it; you’re finally going to be a mom! You’ve read all the books, taken every class, and set up your nursery to b...

  • Use the Force: How to Fix Forceful Letdown

    By: Jordan Berns Is your baby fussy or agitated while breastfeeding? Maybe your little one is prone to colic? Do your breasts feel full and hard ev...

  • Breastfeeding Support During the Formula Shortage

    Many parents are wondering how there could be a shortage of infant formula and what they can do to get through the crisis. When the pandemic struck...

  • Toxic Metals in Breastmilk: Two Products to Avoid

    By: Jordan Berns New mothers are often told to take vitamins and supplements while pregnant and breastfeeding to protect their health and make the...

  • Mastitis, Breastfeeding, and Antibiotics: 5 Things You Need to Know

    By: Jordan Berns Over the course of one year, the average breastfeeding woman spends about 1,800 hours nursing her baby. That’s almost the equivale...