Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Statement Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To see our full nondiscrimination statement, click here.

Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Research & Quality Improvement

The Breastfeeding Equity Center is engaged in research to help all families reach their infant feeding goals. Currently, our directors are investigating receipt of Baby-Friendly services among Black and White patients, funded by the BU Center for Antiracist research. We are also tracking human milk feeding both inpatient and outpatient among BMC patients, to identify targets for future interventions and services to support patients’ infant feeding goals. 

Recent publications from our team:

Breastfeeding Decision-Making Among Mothers with Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study.
Standish KR, Morrison TM, Wanar A, Crowell L, Safon CB, Colson E, Drainoni M, Colvin BN, Friedman H, Schiff DM, Stulac S, Costello E, Parker MG. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2023. 18(5):347-355. PMID 37115582.
Read at: PubMed

Social Determinants of Breastfeeding in the United States. Standish KR, Parker MG. Clinical Therapeutics. 2022 02; 44(2):186-192. PMID: 34906370.
Read at: PubMed

Twenty Years Baby-Friendly: Personal Reflections on Change. Philipp BL. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2021 10; 16(10):769-776. PMID: 33960842.
Read at: PubMed