Every new mom expects to lose some sleep after bringing a baby home, late-night feeds, endless nappy changes, the constant checking that their baby’s still breathing. But for those who deliver via ...

Rather than being spoon-fed purees, the infant is offered appropriate pieces of food to self-feed, often alongside the family ...

Just over half of mothers responding to a survey believe Jersey provides a supportive environment for women to make their own infant feeding choices without feeling pressured. The finding, some 54%, ...

A group of university researchers at Northwestern — including a nursing mother — have come up with a way to ease one of the most anxiety-producing dilemmas of early breastfeeding: How much milk is the ...

Breastfeeding can help protect the baby from infection and illness and help the mother lose pregnancy weight as well as prevent ovulation.

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The first few days of parenthood are challenging, no matter how well-prepared parents might be. Many area hospitals participate in a program to help newborns off to a good start ...

The woman's response has gone viral. When a woman breastfeeding her baby was asked to "cover up," she did. Just not in the way the requester had in mind. Melanie Libson Dudley was on vacation in Cabo ...

Pregnancy and semaglutide — the active ingredient in GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic for Type 2 diabetes and Wegovy for weight loss — don’t mix. But what about breastfeeding? Women should stop taking ...