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 Hand to Hold Staff | Aug 16, 2024 | Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
Many people assume that because breastfeeding is nature’s way of meeting our babies’ needs that nursing should come naturally. But many of us struggle to learn the carefully choreographed dance between mom and infant to make feeding successful! This is especially true...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 2, 2024 | NICU Life, Nutrition
Breastfeeding can be challenging under the best of circumstances, but when your baby is in the NICU, a whole new set of challenges presents itself. Every family’s feeding journey looks different. Feeding your baby may not look the way you imagined it, but feeding...
by Hand to Hold Staff | Aug 18, 2023 | Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
Lactation consultants understand first-hand how crucial breastfeeding is to premature babies. They also know the challenges mothers face and how much support is needed during this time for both mom and baby. We interviewed Kay Needles, an International Board Certified...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Aug 18, 2023 | Life after the NICU, NICU Life, 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...
