Breastfeeding Medicine Podcast

Dr. Anne Eglash discusses a recently published review on the  effect of PFAS on lactation .

Dr. Anne Eglash and Dr. Lena Edelstein first discuss breastfeeding education in US Health curriculum standards, and then discuss a case of an infant fed breastmilk fortified with freeze-dried mother’s own milk.   Sources: Breastfeeding Education in Kindergarten Through 12th Grade: A Content Analysis of United States Health Curriculum Standards Dinour LM, Camacho KM. Journal of School Health . 2026...

Dr Anne Eglash discusses research on the optimal duration of time for oral colostrum administration to premature infants.

Dr. Anne Eglash and Dr. Lena Edelstein first discuss pain management and breastfeeding outcomes, and then discuss prolactin levels during pregnancy in relation to maternal metabolic characteristics.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42170484/ Ye H, Wang X, Zhou D, Huang H. Effect of ropivacaine-dexamethasone combination on postpartum uterine pain, inflammation, and breastfeeding in multiparous wome...

Dr. Anne Eglash discusses recently published guidelines on the management of infectious and inflammatory mastitis from the  American Society of Breast Surgeons.

Dr. Anne Eglash and Dr. Lena Edelstein explore the effect of lactation on gestational  hypertension , followed by a discussion on  trends of conversations around pumping on social platforms . 

Dr. Anne Eglash discusses the recently updated breast imaging recommendations by the  American College of Radiology Appropriateness Guidelines .

Dr. Anne Eglash and Dr. Lena Edelstein first discuss a review on the effect of magnesium sulfate on lactation, and then discuss a  case report of transient neonatal zinc deficiency.

Dr. Anne Eglash discusses a recent study that evaluated the safety of feeding left-over bottles of breastmilk and formula by measuring the change in bacterial growth after a partial feeding.

Dr. Anne Eglash and Dr. Lena Edelstein first discuss a recent publication on the bidirectional associations between cortisol in breastmilk and infant behavior , and then discuss new research evaluating the safety of brexpiprazole use during lactation .

LactFact 132: The AAP Clinical Policy on Human Milk Feeding for Very Low Birthweight Infants Dr. Anne Eglash discusses the recent American Academy of Pediatrics clinical policy on human milk feeding and breastfeeding for very low birthweight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Prenatal Cannabis Exposure and Breastfeeding, and an updated Model Maternity Policy Dr. Anne Eglash and Dr. Lena Edelstein first discuss a recent publication on breastfeeding and developmental outcomes in infants with prenatal cannabis exposure , and finish up by reviewing updates to a model maternity policy .

Dr. Anne Eglash reviews the current state of HTLV 1,2 prevalence, screening, risk of vertical transmission via breastfeeding, and possible mitigation strategies.

Dr. Anne Eglash and Dr. Lena Edelstein first discuss recent pumping frequency and trends in the USA, and finish up by reviewing evidence on how parental diet quality affects the anti-oxidant activity of breastmilk.

Dr. Anne Eglash discusses the World Health Organization’s 2025 updates to their medical eligibility criteria for contraception during lactation.

Dr. Anne Eglash and Dr. Lena Edelstein explore the science of burping and then discuss evidence on the effect of breastfeeding on the risk of juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Dr. Anne Eglash discusses a 2025 US retrospective cohort study on hearing, speech, and language outcomes among children with cleft palate or cleft palate and lip, based on their type of infant feeding.

Dr. Anne Eglash discusses the 2025 updated American College of Obstetrician and Gynecology consensus statement on the use of cannabis among individuals of reproductive age. This includes a discussion on the diagnosis of cannabis use disorder, cannabis withdrawal syndrome, and possible infant effects of cannabis use during pregnancy and lactation.

Dr. Anne Eglash discusses the science of food protein transmission into and out of breastmilk. More specifically, she reviews the factors that determine food protein secretion into breastmilk and how long the proteins stay in breastmilk.

Dr. Anne Eglash and Dr. Karen Bodnar explore effects of breastfeeding during pregnancy on pregnancy health , and then discuss the safety of antipsychotics during lactation , along with their effects on milk production.

Dr. Eglash discusses a recent study investigating the relationship between having hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and duration of breastfeeding.

Dr. Anne Eglash and Dr. Karen Bodnar first  discuss a study on the success of invitro fertilization during breastfeeding . The second half of the podcast focuses on the role of breastfeeding in reducing a woman’s future risk of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease . 

Dr. Eglash discusses a recent evidence regarding the effect of metformin during pregnancy on milk production, along with a review of this topic.

Dr. Anne Eglash and Dr. Karen Bodnar first  discuss a case of strep pyogenes mastitis as a reminder that some cases of mastitis are truly bacterial. We then provide an update from the US Preventive Services Taskforce on their report regarding behavioral counseling interventions or referrals to support breastfeeding.

Dr. Eglash discusses the March 2025 US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report on infant and child health outcomes in association with breastfeeding.