More than 70 percent of new mothers now breastfeed their infants because of the proven health benefits for both infant and mother. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants receive ...

As breastfeeding rates increase and legal and cultural support for workplace breastfeeding grows, employers who offer comprehensive lactation benefits can be ahead of the curve in the competition to ...

Parents returning to work after having a baby are adjusting to their new lives, while learning how to manage responsibilities at work and at home. Companies can ease the transition back to work by ...

Susan Fuchs is an international board certified lactation consultant with a background in nutrition. She was in one of the first cohorts of Drexel’s Lactation Certificate program while obtaining her ...

The Nutrition Sciences Human Lactation Consultant Program positions Drexel University on the cutting edge of a new, yet steadily increasing, demand in healthcare. The need for well-prepared lactation ...

The Board of Directors of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs granted initial accreditation to the Lactation Consultant program at Georgia Northwestern Technical ...

Twelve students in Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Human Lactation program were honored at the Gordon County Campus in Calhoun. The event was an opportunity for the students to celebrate ...

In recognition of the well documented health advantages of breastfeeding for infants and mothers, the University of Wyoming provides a supportive environment to enable breastfeeding and breast pumping ...