After birth became medicalized, skin-to-skin care was assumed to be optional, irrelevant, or unimportant. But in truth, the skin-to-skin contact between the newborn, the mother…
If you’re a parent, you’ve had a fussy baby at one time or another. And someone has probably given you plenty of grief about not…
Childhood obesity affects more than 1 in 3 children worldwide. Past studies have consistently shown that breastfeeding is associated with a lower body mass index…
As more and more infants are enrolled in childcare facilities, it’s important for parents and providers to know how this arrangement affects the breastfed baby.…
Weaning is about the process of getting the nursing baby to stop nursing. That’s simple enough to understand, right? But is there more to know?…
Custody battles are never pretty. Courts use a number of considerations to determine the outcome of such battles. Why is it that the breastfeeding relationship…
You’ve heard others say how important it is to create a birthing plan. Maybe you even created a birthing plan for yourself! But who has…
Labor and birth in water is becoming an accepted practice in Australia. But many women in many parts of the world aren’t familiar with this…
How frequently should breastfed babies eat, and how long should they should sleep? By now, you’ve heard friends, family, doctors, and others spouting advice. Even…
Here you are again. It’s late at night. Your baby is hungry and needs to be fed. You are exhausted! You just want to lie…