Though many hospitals purchase donor milk, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital operates its own – including a robust kosher program – and uses a unique method of matching milk to babies' needs. "Each ...

A type of sugar in human milk could help treat a common strain of Streptococcus bacteria, which can complicate pregnancies when it infects the vagina. Human milk remains understudied. “This is the ...

About The Study: In this large, diverse sample of first-time mothers in the U.S., 1 in 27 participants reported feeding their infants shared human milk. Prior work indicates that families engage in ...

A comprehensive clinical report in Pediatrics has issued a call to action to promote human milk for vulnerable very-low-birthweight (VLBW) newborns weighing ≤ 1500 g at delivery. But many barriers to ...