Tag: Breastfeeding

ASHVILLE, N.C. – More than 10 years after the Affordable Care Act mandated insurance coverage for breast pumps, support for breast feeding moms remains “abysmal,” even as a widespread infant formula shortage has more woman opting to breastfeed and for longer, says Dr. Jessica Madden.  Madden is the medical director at Aeroflow Breastpumps, which recently conducted a survey of pregnant women planning to breastfeed and new moms with children under two who were or still are...

WASHINGTON – AAHomecare’s Breastfeeding Coalition is urging insurance companies and Medicaid plans to increase coverage for breastfeeding supplies, as the baby formula shortage worsens. Insurance companies and Medicaid plans need to cover breastmilk storage bags and breast pump replacement parts to support the increased need to breastfeed and pump during the shortage, the coalition says. “There has never been a more important time for insurance companies, including state Medicaid...

Q. How can the increase in breastfeeding rates positively affect my business?  A. According to the CDC’s National Immunization Survey, the percentage of mothers who breastfeed their babies has increased steadily from 2011 to 2018. Not only are more mothers breastfeeding but for longer periods of time. The rate of mothers who breastfed their babies at 12 months has increased from 26.7% in 2011 to 35% in 2018.   The increase in breastfeeding rates can be attributed to hospitals...

MCHENRY, Ill. - Medela joined U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and the March of Dimes to host a panel on the racial disparities in the rising maternal and infant mortality rates in Chicago and the rest of the country. Panelists discussed key drivers behind these rising rates and interventions aimed at reducing them, including providing adequate education and resources to support breastfeeding. “Together, we have work to do to keep mothers and their babies healthy and safe,” said Melissa...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Breast pumps allow women to return to work while still nursing, but many don't know they have rights to make that transition easier. That's something Byram Healthcare wants to change, says CEO Perry Bernocchi.“It's part of Byram's social responsibility to educate new moms that this is a benefit to them,” said Bernocchi. “We also wanted to develop working tools that they can bring to their employer if their employer is unaware.”Byram, whichsells about 15,000...

MCHENRY, Ill. - Medela has partnered with Kimberly Seals-Allers, author of the best-selling “The Big Letdown,” on a digital narrative series that shares stories from breastfeeding moms. The stories that make up “Breastfeeding: Uncovered” focus on moms who need to overcome a range of obstacles to breastfeed, like those who are incarcerated or going through substance abuse withdrawal. “We know that social support is a big factor when it comes to meeting your breastfeeding...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Fewer than one in five working moms who breastfeed know their rights in the workplace, according to a survey commissioned by Byram Healthcare. Wakefield Research, which conducted the survey, polled 1,000 working moms in the U.S. with children ages two and under who are breastfeeding or recently breastfed. More than half of working moms (52%) said they didn't know they are legally entitled to a room to pump or express milk for a full year after giving birth. They said they were...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Aeroflow Breastpumps has launched its second Pumping Room Makeover, sponsored by Medela. The contest will provide one grand prize winner with a pumping room makeover in their workplace, bringing awareness to the importance of safe, comfortable lactation rooms for working moms. Participants should submit an entry form, along with photos of the existing or potential lactation space they are nominating by Aug. 31. “We want to be an advocate for all breastfeeding mothers who return...