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Breastfeeding Specialist Featured on CNN

March 7, 2011 Leave a Comment

Lori B. Feldman-Winter, MD, renowned specialist in breastfeeding and Committee Member for the Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding, was featured live on CNN discussing the pros and cons of sharing breast milk with other mother’s who cannot breastfeed, and the safety of shared milk.

NJ Mothers Unable to Nurse Turn to Breast Milk Sharing Websites

February 23, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Star Ledger published an article about mother’s who are unable to nurse and are turning to online websites to find other women willing to share their breast milk. Sites such as milkshare.birthingforlife.com have grown in popularity as they connect families and provide information on milk sharing.

Racial Disparities Exist in Breastfeeding Decisions

October 11, 2010 Leave a Comment

Amudha Palaniappan, MD, and Lori B. Feldman-Winter, MD, presented new research at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition in San Francisco. The study, which was conducted at Cooper, found that African-American women are less likely to initiate and continue breast-feeding than women of other races.

Residency Curriculum Improves Breastfeeding Care

August 17, 2010 Leave a Comment

In a study using trained residents, Dr. Winter, along with several other experts, found that a targeted breastfeeding curriculum for residents in pediatrics, family medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology improves knowledge, practice patterns, and confidence in breastfeeding management in residents. It also increases exclusive breastfeeding in their patients.

Cooper Physician Featured in AAP News on Recent Release of Joint Commission Standards for Breastfeeding

June 22, 2010 Leave a Comment

Lori B. Feldman-Winter, MD, MPH, FAAP, Head of Adolescent Medicine at the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper and a member of the executive committee of American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Breastfeeding, has published a review of the recently released Perinatal Core Measures related to exclusive breast milk feeding in AAP News.

Benefits of Breastfeeding

April 9, 2010 Leave a Comment

CBS3 aired a news segment with Lori B. Feldman-Winter, M.D., Division Head of Adolescent Medicine, about breast feeding and the benefits associated with it for both the mother and the infant as opposed to using formula. A study estimates that if 90 percent of women breast fed babies for their first six months more than 900 infant deaths could be prevented and more than $13 billion in health care costs could be saved.