lactation
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“It’s often misattributed to postpartum depression,” says lactation consultant Allison Alexander.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2026
Nurse Sandra Killen, who is also a lactation specialist, works with them.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
“Women live longer, they experience different things like pregnancy and lactation, menstruation and menopause, and they have different disease risks,” said Dr. McKale Montgomery, a nutritionist at Oklahoma State University.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2025
For iodine, the recommended dietary reference intake for females aged 19 and older is 150 mcg/day, increasing to 220 mcg/day during pregnancy and 290 mcg/day during lactation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
With the cessation of lactation the female reenters somer and becomes once more a perfect androgyne.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
