Breastfeeding
Dermatology residency programs should address barriers for breastfeeding trainees
Vaginal birth, breastfeeding associated with lower allergic burden
Breastfeeding can ‘reset’ adverse metabolic profile after pregnancy
Mental health treatment options for women of reproductive age

SAN DIEGO — In a session here, Marlene P. Freeman, MD, associate professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and associate director of the Center for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, discussed the risks and benefits of different pharmacologic treatment options for women of reproductive age with mental illnesses.
Breastfeeding, sugar-sweetened beverages influence obesity risk in children exposed to gestational diabetes

A cohort of mostly Hispanic children exposed to gestational diabetes in utero who were exclusively breastfed were 44% less likely to develop obesity when compared with similar children who were not exclusively breastfed, but only intake of sugar-sweetened beverages was low, according to findings published in Pediatric Obesity.
Infant, maternal health supported through World Breastfeeding Week
With planning, pregnancy and breastfeeding are safe for women with RA
Lisa R. Sammaritano, MD, is an associate attending physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery and an associate professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is particularly interested in reproductive issues, such as contraception and pregnancy, among patients with rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis. She spoke with Healio about how pregnancy affects the disease course of RA, treatment options during pregnancy and breastfeeding and unmet needs in the management of these patients.