Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr's remarks sparked controversy as he talked about breastfeeding being better than infant formula.

Last week, the Make America Healthy Again Commission released its MAHA Strategy, outlining a new federal approach to addressing the childhood chronic disease crisis. This strategy begins at the very ...

Breastfeeding can help protect the baby from infection and illness and help the mother lose pregnancy weight as well as prevent ovulation.

Both the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that infants exclusively breastfeed during their first six months of life, but only 24.9% in the United States do, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Most new mothers try breastfeeding their babies. But many have difficulty doing it, or doing it as long as experts recommend. A Philadelphia obstetrician tries to improve ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The first few days of parenthood are challenging, no matter how well-prepared parents might be. Many area hospitals participate in a program to help newborns off to a good start ...

The hospital's lactation program focuses on neonatal intensive care unit patients. Human milk feeding rates at discharge range from 75% to 88%. MADISON, Wis. — During World Breastfeeding Week, a local ...