Breastfeeding is healthy for babies and moms. Breast milk provides the perfect combination of vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats, and other nutrients your baby needs to grow. It’s also convenient and inexpensive and helps your baby stay healthy. Breast milk may protect your baby from some diseases. Moms who breastfeed recover from labor and delivery faster. Breastfeeding may lower your risk for some diseases, such as breast cancer. And it’s the optimum skin-to-skin way to bond with your baby. But breastfeeding can be a challenge to some new mothers. It can be especially difficult if you don’t have support from family and friends. They may not have breastfed their babies and don’t have advice to share. Plenty of breastfeeding resources are available to new moms at UPMC. All UPMC labor and delivery hospitals have lactation services available. The UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Lactation Center is one of the leading breastfeeding resources in Pittsburgh. In addition, UPMC Magee-Womens has lactation services available in central Pennsylvania, north central Pennsylvania, and northwest Pennsylvania.