Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is ideal for child and parent health but challenging for most families – here's how to find support

Babies are breastfed longer when their dads take parental leave

Children's Health

Most infant formula in the U.S. contains a high amount of added sugars

Infant Formula Sugar

Baby Cafe breastfeeding support center to open in Camden library

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Lack of paid family leave in Pennsylvania forces many mothers to forgo critical bonding time to ensure financial stability

Paid Family Leave

Breastfeeding mothers need more spaces to feed their babies and pump milk, Philly councilmember says

Mothers who breastfeed children after their 1st birthday should be supported, AAP says

Breastfeeding stigmas

Rates of postpartum depression nearly tripled during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

Postpartum depression and Covid

Children's Health

Breastfeeding may protect babies from antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs'

Health benefits of breastfeeding

Pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19 pass antibodies to babies, data shows

COVID vaccine and pregnancy

New Jersey woman claims Acme Markets discriminated against her for pumping breast milk

Acme Breast Milk Lawsuit

Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? Medical groups weigh in

Pregnant COVID Vaccine

Born into a pandemic: Coronavirus complicates births for moms and babies

COVID-19 labor delivery

Hospital-based breastfeeding initiatives reduce early infant deaths

Children's Health

Human breast milk may help babies tell time via circadian signals from mom

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Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi opens up about mastitis, a painful breast infection

Penn Medicine shortens hospital stays for mothers and their newborn babies

Newborn Baby at Hospital

Children's Health

These are the pediatrician-backed tips for preventing food allergies in children

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Temple University Hospital just installed a breastfeeding pod

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PHL airport now has three breastfeeding pods for nursing mothers

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Marijuana study finds THC lingers in breast milk of nursing moms

Breast feeding

Children's Health

CDC: Most infants not breastfed for recommended length

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Children's Health

Three breast milk depots to open soon in Philly area

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Delaware is now one of six states offering paid parental leave

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Nursing mothers who travel will have new refuge to breastfeed at PHL

mamava PHL

Wells Fargo Center is the first Pa. sports arena to offer breastfeeding pod

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Time to wean: why I’m happy (and sad) to stop nursing my 1-year old baby

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Online petitions urge Amtrak stations to make sanitary breastfeeding facilities

Mom shaming: Six in 10 mothers have experienced this. But why?

CHOP study finds new mothers see wider connotation for 'breastfeeding'

Baby on board: Is it a good idea to take a young child on a long flight?

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Penn tests new app designed for nurses, mothers of ICU newborns

Leaving the baby for the first time: The vacation I almost skipped

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Breastfeeding may make your kid less hyper but not smarter, new study finds

Starting on solids: Introducing my 4-month-old baby to food

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Breastfeeding in public: Unimaginable, until my baby became hungry in a Jiffy Lube waiting room

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The last drop from my breast: Reflections on child-led weaning

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Losing the baby weight: Working out and shedding 45 pounds after delivery

Four things I learned from breastfeeding my son

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The joys of breastfeeding: How my son gave me one of the greatest gifts of motherhood

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