NEW HAVEN, CT —Each August, World and National Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) is held in conjunction with Breastfeeding Month to promote breastfeeding as the premier source of nutrition for a baby’s ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — New and expectant mothers are often encouraged by healthcare professionals and advocates to consider breastfeeding to support their baby's growth and development. But the process can ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Dozens of local nursing and pumping mothers participated in a worldwide event that hopes to normalize breastfeeding. Tapestry WIC hosted the Global Latch On Event, an event ...

Those rates are lower for families eligible for the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program in Washington, with 89.2 percent of babies breastfed at birth, dropping to 50.7 percent at the ...

ROWAN COUNTY — The first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week, and Rowan County Public Health is doing its part to spread awareness about various aspects of maternal-infant transmission. One of ...