New Study: Can eating lactation cookies increase the milk supply of breastfeeding mothers?

A new study looked at the impact of eating “lactation cookies” on a breastfeeding mother’s milk supply. The question is — do lactation cookies actually work? Short answer: No — not according to this study. Indeed, promoting them as lactation cookies “may deliver false hope and unnecessary financial costs at a vulnerable time.”

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