EPISODE · Jul 31, 2023
Breastfeeding
from Kids Health Cast · host Weill Cornell Medicine
Elizabeth Odom, M.D. discusses what expecting and new parents should know about breastfeeding. She highlights overall health benefits of breastfeeding to both newborns and mothers, including the production of colostrum, the first form of breastmilk that is created after giving birth. She goes over the comparisons to formula and considerations that parents should know. She provides helpful tips for latching, understanding signs for hunger and how the family can get involved in the process outside of just feeding.To schedule with Elizabeth Odom, M.D
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Elizabeth Odom, M.D. discusses what expecting and new parents should know about breastfeeding. She highlights overall health benefits of breastfeeding to both newborns and mothers, including the production of colostrum, the first form of breastmilk that is created after giving birth. She goes over the comparisons to formula and considerations that parents should know. She provides helpful tips for latching, understanding signs for hunger and how the family can get involved in the process outside of just feeding.To schedule with Elizabeth Odom, M.D
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