Articles tagged with 'lactation' | OSF HealthCare

August is Breastfeeding Month. Whether choosing that route or formula, feeding might bring speed bumps to start. Experts have alternatives.

August is National Breastfeeding Month. Bringing a new baby home raises the focus on their and mom’s well-being. Toward the top of the list: what and how the child is being fed.

In part two of this story on supporting new moms, our lactation consultant talks about postpartum loneliness, educating families together and more.

Bringing a baby home from the hospital is stressful, but exciting. Rightfully so, much of the focus is on the child's health. But don't forget about mom's needs.

An OSF HealthCare lactation consultant says a new law improves TSA screening for breast milk, formula, and pumping supplies.

New parents should watch for ankyloglossia and decide if surgery is needed sooner than later.

Moms-to-be ask a lot of questions about which foods are OK for them and baby. On today's menu: onions! What's the right way to introduce them to your child?

In this week's chapter: breastfeeding while sick, breastfeeding and future pregnancies and when to wean your child off the breast.

As health care continues to evolve and grow, leading organizations including OSF HealthCare are looking at how best to provide the highest quality health care, now and into the future, for the communities we serve.

OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville, Illinois, will reopen its birthing center in September 2023 to again provide obstetrics care for residents in the Vermilion County area.