Helen C. Wang is a pediatrician.
“Thank you. You’re the first to say it’s OK for me not to breastfeed.”
These words have been said to me before by tearful, exhausted mothers. It had been sporadic, but now, it feels like I hear this every day in the clinic. Each time, I feel a rush of mixed feelings as I explain that other options had not been explored because of the known benefits of breastfeeding. I tell …
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