I didn’t grow up in a family of breastfeeding women. Formula was all I knew, but my professional work in maternal child health influenced my decision to breastfeed with my first child. When my son ...

Feeding a newborn can be challenging in the best of situations, but for newborns in intensive care, the logistics are truly complex. Breastfeeding is particularly beneficial for low-birthweight ...

An innovative approach to treating neonatal feeding problems at Nationwide Children's Hospital has allowed infants who were struggling to feed orally to be discharged earlier and without feeding tubes ...

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a facility where life does not start with certainty, but with bravery. For premature or sick newborns and their mothers and families, it is a space that is full ...

“I can remember sitting in Hayes’ room trying to get him to eat and just crying because where do you go? What do you do?” said teary-eyed Kayla Braun, Hayes’ mom. “You just want your baby to eat and ...