What: The NYT takes a look at the research behind “tongue-tie” procedures for infants that struggle to breastfeed—and finds it lacking.
Why it matters: The lack of research isn’t shocking. Breastfeeding is heavily pushed on new moms, but as one expert in the field memorably put it to me – we know more about bovine milk production than we do human. Maybe we should change that!
Source: New York Times
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