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  UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: What You Need to Know About Breastfeeding

  December 11, 2023

  Breastfeeding brings with it important health benefits for both mother and baby, but it can also come with some challenges. Use these tips.Listen Now

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC Magee-Womens

  Categorized as: UPMC HealthBeat Podcast

  Tagged with: Affinity, magee

  

• Article - 5 Minute Read

  Can Pumping Induce Labor?

  September 11, 2023

  If you're heavily pregnant, you may have heard that breast pumping can induce labor. Find out if this is true and safe and what you need to know about labor induction for medical and non-medical reasons.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC Magee-Womens

  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Pregnancy and Childbirth

  Tagged with: Discovery, magee

  

• Article - 5 Minute Read

  The Importance of Breastfeeding and Closing the Gap for our Black Breastfeeding Mothers

  September 27, 2021

  Black women face bigger challenges with pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding, but the right resources and support can help them and their babies.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC Magee-Womens

  Categorized as: Living and Wellness

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• Article - 3 Minute Read

  How the Pituitary Gland Oversees Your Body’s Hormones

  December 7, 2023

  The pituitary gland sends signals to other glands in your body to stimulate the production of important hormones. Learn more about it.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Neurosurgery

  Categorized as: Neurosurgery and Brain Health

  Tagged with: ACTH, hormones, Oxytocin, pituitary apoplexy, pituitary gland, pituitary tumor, tumor

  

• Article - 1 Minute Read

  Infographic: The Science of Love

  February 14, 2014

  Discover the science behind one of the most thrilling human emotions, love, and learn more about the parts of the brain affected by love.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC Western Behavioral Health

  Categorized as: Neurosurgery and Brain Health

  Tagged with: amygdala, broken heart syndrome, cingulate gyrus, dopamine, emotion, hippocampus, hormones, hypothalamus, infographic, love, lovesick, neuroscience, prefrontal cortex, ventral tegmental area