Breastfeeding is hard to keep up. Some 83 percent of babies in the United States start out on breast milk, but by 6 months, just 56 percent are breastfed — and at that stage, only a quarter drink ...

When her daughter was born, a mom, who I’ll call Dana, couldn’t afford to take more than two weeks off work. Working as a school bus driver and earning about $18,000 a year, Dana was her family’s ...