Lactation Consultant Group Investigates Tongue-Tie Advocate
Mothers have complained that Melanie Henstrom, a lactation consultant in Boise, Idaho, pressured them to get their babies’ tongues lasered by a dentist.
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The Quiet Luxury of South Korea’s Postpartum Care Centers
Some new mothers say postpartum care centers are the best part of childbirth in South Korea, where fewer people are deciding to have children because of high costs.
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Tongue Tie Surgery: Inside the Business of Cutting Babies’ Tongues
Dentists and lactation consultants around the country are pushing “tongue-tie releases” on new mothers struggling to breastfeed.
Modern Body Horror Is Turning Breastfeeding Into an Act of Terror
“Infinity Pool,” “Barbarian” and other films tap into conflicting attitudes about nursing, forcing us to confront our most primal fears.