Supporting the Adolescent Breastfeeding Mother
By Christine Staricka, IBCLC, CCE
The adolescent mother presents interesting and unique circumstances under which to teach and promote breastfeeding. Generally the young mother is dependent upon another, likely one or both of her own parents, as a co-caregiver to her baby. The adolescent mother is likely to be dependent upon this co-caregiver financially…
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