Zero - that's what most women with health insurance were expected to pay for certain preventive care starting this year under the Affordable Care Act. But health reform policy doesn't always translate ...

When I was pumping, every minute that I was tied to my pump—tubes and bottles awkwardly hanging from my pumping bra—counted as time I couldn’t be doing something else, whether that was holding my baby ...

Although Medicare primarily covers individuals over 65 years of age, it also covers younger individuals with specific disabilities. To qualify, a person must receive Social Security Disability ...

If you’re planning on breastfeeding, you’re probably going to need a breast pump. But navigating the world of flanges, battery packs and suction levels can be confusing, frustrating and downright ...

For moms who want to breastfeed but need the help of a breast pump, or who want to pump after going back to work, the cost of a pump can be a huge hurdle. Prices for electric breast pumps, the style ...

Now, perhaps more than ever, parents want their children to remain healthy and safe from germs and diseases. And according to the World Health Organization, one of the most effective ways to ensure ...

The electric home breast pump was invented in 1991. Many women think it’s time for an update. Here’s how companies are innovating. When Ayyana Chakravartula discovered she was pregnant for the first ...

Ask many mothers and they'll tell you, pumping sucks in more than one sense of the word. "It feels like you are a cow. You are hooked up to a machine - it's the opposite of breastfeeding," says Nina ...

Exclusive breast pumping is when a baby is only fed expressed breast milk through a bottle instead of feeding directly from the breast. You may choose to exclusively pump for many different reasons, ...

They are loud, cumbersome, aggressively uncomfortable, and they can cost as much as $300. Why is the modern breast-pump as clunky as an Oldsmobile Cultass Cruiser but as pricey as a slick smartphone?

Amid all the talk about the reform law's insurance implications is a little known provision that requires a new benefit for insurers to cover--breast pumps and lactation consultant visits--that went ...

Leah DeVun wanted to explore the role of technology in motherhood Breastfeeding photography often depicts smiling mothers nursing calm, serene babies, but artist Leah DeVun wanted to explore a less ...