Breastfeeding Archives

06.24.2024 high angle image of a new mother breastfeeding her infant

Understanding the Challenges of Breastfeeding

There are many benefits to breastfeeding, but racial, economic, and educational disparities make doing so difficult for some new parents.

Guest Authors Laura Diaz, Joe Feinglass

05.02.2024

Confronting the Challenges of Breastfeeding with a Disability

Mothers with disabilities were less likely to receive information about breastfeeding from their providers and were less likely to breastfeed their infants in the first few months postpartum than mothers without disabilities.

Fellow Dani Weissert

08.26.2022 a woman breastfeeding a baby

Forever in Breastmilk

Researchers evaluated PFAS - the forever chemical - in breastmilk samples from 1996 to 2019.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

07.12.2022 a blue container with a spoon and a bottle of milk

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Are Formula Companies “Baby-Friendly?”

The U.S. is one of few countries where formula companies aren't required to follow the World Health Organization's Code of Marketing on Breastmilk Substitutes, which regulates predatory marketing efforts by the formula industry.

Fellow Abby Outterson

03.11.2022 woman breastfeeding baby

Social Determinants of Breastfeeding in the United States

Social determinants of health contribute to on-going breastfeeding disparities in the U.S.

Guest Authors Katherine Standish, Margaret Parker

12.12.2019 a baby breastfeeding a woman

A Custom to Latch Onto

As public health professionals, we must support parents in their decisions to breastfeed for as long as they choose and in whatever space they select.

Fellow Jori Fortson

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