by Hand to Hold Staff | Mar 27, 2026 | Nutrition
Premature birth can affect many areas of a baby’s health, development, and behavior—including feeding. While feeding challenges are common in the early weeks, months, and even the first year, some families may continue to navigate them for years. The good news is that...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Sep 25, 2024 | Family Stories, Nutrition
This article is sponsored by Prolacta Bioscience. Navigating the feeding journey with your NICU baby can be challenging. When you have a baby in the NICU, feeding can look very different, both in how you feed your baby and what you feed your baby. And as a key member...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 23, 2024 | Nutrition
August 25-31 marks Black Breastfeeding Week, a week established to raise awareness of the gaping racial disparity in breastfeeding rates. Recent CDC data show that 58.9% of black women have ever breastfed versus 75% of white women. Common breastfeeding challenges...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 18, 2023 | Nutrition
UPDATED AUGUST 2023 The month of August marks Breastfeeding Awareness Month, a campaign funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services which hopes to empower women to commit to breastfeeding. Breast milk is especially important for premature and...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Mar 10, 2023 | NICU Life, Nutrition
by Trish Ringley, RN When a baby is in the NICU, there is a good chance that the baby will need extra attention paid to his or her nutrition. So much attention is given to human milk and breastfeeding that by now most people are very well aware that human milk is the...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Mar 6, 2023 | NICU Life, Nutrition
It’s good to become familiar with the types of nutrition your baby will receive while in the NICU. by Melinda J. Elliott, MD, FAAP Chief Medical Officer, Prolacta Bioscience Pregnancy is a special journey in life. Every parent wants an idyllic pregnancy without...
