Health News You Can Use: Breastfeeding in the NICU

More than 400,000 babies are born prematurely, or before the 37th week of pregnancy, each year in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. 

We are talking with Marji Stark, lactation consultant at Saint Luke’s East Hospital, about the breastfeeding journey for mothers who have prematurely given birth to their babies. 

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