Breastfeeding (with Bridget McGann & Sascha Mayer)

Taboo Science

01-06-2023 • 34 mins

Did you know lactation is older than the dinosaurs? Latch onto the mysteries of breastfeeding with help from lactation scientist Bridget McGann and Mamava co-founder Sascha Mayer in today's episode, which delves into the incredible components of breastmilk, the way that feeding itself influences a baby's development, the debate between breastfeeding versus formula feeding, and why workplace support for pumping can be the single thing that keeps a mother breastfeeding. Plus: why have we seen so many boobs in bikinis and so few boobs feeding babies?

Follow Bridget McGann on Twitter at @bridgetmcgann and learn more about Sascha Mayer and Mamava — including how to get a Mamava pod in your workplace — at Mamava.com.

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