Melissa Kotlen Nagin, IBCLC, RLC

Melissa is Board Certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. She completed her clinical training at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and opened a private practice serving New York City and Westchester. Melissa also teaches prenatal breastfeeding classes at the 92nd Street Y and in Larchmont, New York and is a lecturer in lactation at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Her warm, non-judgmental style has attracted new mothers throughout Manhattan and Westchester County.

New Analysis Links Breastfeeding to Reduced Risk of Childhood Leukemia.
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Northwest Women Contaminated with Toxic Flame Retardants... Breastmilk study confirms needs for chemical phase-out; says breastfeeding still best for baby and mom. The report emphasized that mothers should continue breastfeeding.

Wall Street Journal Omits Important Fact...Original article. In this article "Freezing Cuts Nutrients in Breast Milk", the author cites a recent study of the effects of refrigeration and freezing on antioxidant activity in breastmilk. This article omits vital information about formula in comparison to breastmilk and fails to point out that babies who are fed frozen breastmilk are still significantly better protected than those being fed formula.