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Survey: Better support could help more moms reach their breastfeeding goals

  Because breastfeeding offers well-established health benefits for both babies and moms, organizations including the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatri...

NFHS-6 shows only 1 in 2 infants in J&K exclusively breastfed

Every year, the first week of August is observed as World Breastfeeding Week. This is an occasion that renews the global commitment to ensuring every child receives the best possib...

Celebrating Every Feeding Journey: World Breastfeeding Week

Breastfeeding: the process of feeding a mother’s breast milk to her infant, either directly from the breast or by pumping and bottle-feeding. Doesn’t this definition make breastfee...

Breastfeeding — a young child’s powerful protector

If breastfeeding is best, mothers deserve better support

Every new mother quickly discovers that, along with the joy of having a new little person in the world, parenthood […] The post If breastfeeding is best, mothers deserve better sup...

Breastfeeding Past Infancy: An Open Letter to Moms

August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month! So I want to reach out to all those moms who have or are breastfeeding past infancy. This one is for you. Dear Mom, Maybe […] The post Brea...

Are You A Nursing Mom? Here Are 7 Breastfeeding Tips You Should Know

As a nursing mom, exclusive breastfeeding has been recommended by experts as the best way to feed infants for the first 6 months. After 6 months, you may introduce complementary fo...

Breastfeeding Tips: Easing the Journey

For many new mothers, breastfeeding is both deeply rewarding and surprisingly challenging. While breastfeeding is a natural process, it is […] The post Breastfeeding Tips: Easing t...

World Breastfeeding Week: Empowering New Moms

**PSA: This blog post is in no way written to shame any mother who chose not to or was unable to breastfeed. We are a team and, as mothers, we […] The post World Breastfeeding Week...

World Breastfeeding week at KMCH Sempora

The Departments of Paediatrics and Community Medicine at Kashmir Medical College and Hospital (KMCH), Sempora, Srinagar, on Thursday observed World Breastfeeding Week by organising...

Study finds mixed associations between breastfeeding and childhood allergies

Breastfeeding is widely recognized for its important role in supporting a child's early growth and immune system development. Previous studies have found that exclusive breastfeedi...

Experts discuss common breastfeeding/weaning struggles

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – August is National Breastfeeding Month and local experts are talking about how nursing and pumping impacts a mother. We’ve all heard “breast is best” and the c...

Video-based peer support can boost breastfeeding rates and maternal confidence

A research team from the School of Nursing at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has found that video-call support from trained peer mothers helped...

Breaking Barriers, Building Community: Addressing breastfeeding disparities among Black women

INDIANAPOLIS – For Deidre Goosby, the introduction to breastfeeding started in her own family. “My sister breastfed all three of her kids. So, I kind of got exposed to it through...

Why early breastfeeding protects mothers from heavy bleeding, cancer

Fathers play a pivotal role by ensuring mothers enjoy a supportive atmosphere, nutritious meals, adequate rest, and assistance with household chores so they can dedicate time to in...

Moms can donate life-saving breast milk at Ochsner Baton Rouge for the state's milk bank

BATON ROUGE — During World Breastfeeding Week, the vital role of infant nutrition is highlighted at mothers' milk banks all over the country. There's one in Louisiana, an...

Working At Home Makes Breastfeeding Harder, Not Easier, Study Says

MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2026 — Working from home won’t necessarily help a new mother breastfeed, a new study says. Mothers who worked from home had lower breastfeeding rates than those wo...

Black Breastfeeding Week: Relevant Resources + Local Support

August is National Breastfeeding Month, a month dedicated to working toward improving the nation’s health by protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding. How awesome is tha...

The first 72 hours: Hospital routines may undermine breastfeeding

An evidence review of international research suggests widespread misconceptions within the medical community about early milk production, pacifiers and breast pumps may be undermin...

Study: Virtual lactation support encouraged breastfeeding, improved mental health

Participants who completed three or more telelactation visits breastfed for nearly 16 weeks longer than those who did not engage with any visits.

UNICEF Urges Collective Action to Boost Exclusive Breastfeeding in South-west Nigeria

Funmi Ogundare  The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on employers, health workers, families and communities across South-west Nigeria to provide stronger support...

Lauren Alaina Opens Up About Breastfeeding in Public [EXCLUSIVE]

Being a new mom taught Lauren Alaina something she didn't know about the kindness of strangers. Continue reading…

Tinubu highlights benefits of breastfeeding during world breastfeeding week

Tinubu highlights benefits of breastfeeding during world breastfeeding week

The Unexpected Reason In-Office Workers Are More Likely to Stick to Breastfeeding Goals

Flexibility seems like the answer for new mothers—until you look at the data.