It’s no wonder that TRICARE (the healthcare insurance of the US armed forces) and some other leading insurance providers are now covering the cost of…
When I was a young nurse, only a handful of milk banks dotted the United States. Then, in the early 1980s, we had the big…
I’ve been a devoted admirer of Dr. Nils Bergman’s work for years. To celebrate Kangaroo Care Day, I interviewed him. As you know, there are…
When I was a young nurse, we routinely poured betadine over the laboring mother’s perineum. We believed that the newborn should not be exposed to…
Unquestionably, support is helpful for anyone who sets a goal or undertakes a project. Whether you’re studying for an exam, kicking a bad habit, or…
For decades, people have said that mothers should not bring their babies into bed with them at night — no matter what, no matter why.This…
Good communication is a central skill for all healthcare professionals to master. We must be well-versed in communicating with all types of families, including those…
People seem to get all messed up with allergies in breastfed infants, but give me three minutes of your time, and I’ll get you mostly…
These days, it seems like everyone uses an app for something. So it shouldn’t surprise us that there are even relevant apps for breastfeeding. How…
Colson and colleagues conducted a descriptive study to explore how primitive newborn reflexes (PNRs) affect breastfeeding behavior, and to describe and compare those reflexes observed…