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For mothers, breastfeeding can be an intimidating and difficult task. To help with the process, the University of Rochester Medical Center created a new outpatient facility solely for mothers and their babies.

Many hospitals are promoting breastfeeding as part of evidence-based care. Yet they also discharge the new family a day or two after delivery. Such a short stay may mean moms are going home brimming more with good intentions than full of confidence and milk.

UR Medicine is launching the area’s first physician-led outpatient practice dedicated to lactation medicine and breastfeeding. The practice will provide women with medical care and support for breastfeeding issues before conception, during pregnancy, and after childbirth.