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Placenta Encapsulation: An IBCLC’s Perspective

Sarah Hollister, RN, PHN, IBCLC shares her perspective on placenta encapsulation.

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Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery

Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery

3 key messages really helped and have stuck with me ever since.

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Oral Contraceptives: Not Just for Preventing Pregnancy

Preventing pregnancy is not the only reason women use "the pill".

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Flying With Breast Milk

How to avoid having to dump your precious stash when flying with your expressed breast milk.

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Milk Tears

Lactation and Donation of Breast Milk After the Loss of a Baby

Olivia was unable to suck or swallow. I didn't have a script for what to do next.

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Breastfeeding With a Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

Breastfeeding with a cleft lip and cleft palate

I did what everyone was telling me was impossible and breastfed my baby.

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9 Stupid Things People Say to Women Who’ve Experienced a Traumatic Birth

9 Stupid Things People Say to Women Who’ve Experienced a Traumatic Birth

If you experienced a traumatic birth, I’d recommend steering clear of these folks for a while. They don’t get it and you don’t need their brand of “help” right now.

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Why I Approve of Breastfeeding in Public

Why I Approve of Breastfeeding in Public

Why take offense?

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Exercise as a Treatment for Depression in New Mothers Instead of Antidepressants

Exercise as a Treatment for Depression in New Mothers Instead of Antidepressants

Kathleen Kendall-Tackett looks at the research confirming exercise to be an effective antidepressant, even in those with major depression.

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A Breastfeeding Narrative. Metaphorically Yours, James Akre

Metaphorically yours, James Akre

How to look at breastfeeding from a fresh perspective.

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Breastfeeding is Our Common Mother Tongue

breastfeeding is our common mother tongue

James Akre says breastfeeding is a universal constant across space and time.

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Should Mothers Avoid Nighttime Breastfeeding to Decrease their Risk of Depression?

Should Mothers Avoid Nighttime Breastfeeding to Decrease their Risk of Depression?

Kathleen Kendall-Tackett examines who gets more sleep and who is at risk for depression with reference to nighttime sleep.

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Light Therapy to Treat Depression in Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Light Therapy to Treat Depression in Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Is light therapy a suitable treatment for pregnant and postpartum women? Kathleen Kendall-Tackett looks at the research.

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7 Unhelpful Things People Say to Women about Breastfeeding Following Sexual Abuse

7 Unhelpful Things People Say to Women about Breastfeeding Following Sexual Abuse

Kathleen Kendall-Tackett on attitudes that disempower and undermine mothers' goals.

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Vitamin D and Its Surprising Link to Perinatal Depression, Health Disparities, and the Health Impact of Adversity

Vitamin D

Kathleen Kendall-Tackett examines Vitamin D deficiency and the link with depression.

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