“Breast milk is the healthiest food for a baby, and therefore you should breastfeed as long as it works for you and your baby and your family. Ideally, you should breastfeed for at least the first six months. But you can breastfeed for the first year. However, if you’re unable to because you have to go back to work or you have other children to care for, breastfeeding as short as several months is still beneficial for the baby.”
Make an appointment with Stephen Turner, MD
Stephen Turner, MD is a board-certified pediatrician at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients Monday – Saturday in Brooklyn Heights. Trained in New York City, he is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He was awarded his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Prior to joining Mount Sinai Doctors, Dr. Turner was an attending physician at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Chief of the Pediatric Department at SUNY Long Island College Hospital. He has a particular interest in child development and is a proponent of childhood vaccinations, making sure that all his patients have the most accurate information regarding medical decisions. Dr. Turner is also the Medical Director of Mount Sinai Doctors, 300 Cadman Plaza West.
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Mount Sinai Doctors, 300 Cadman Plaza West, is a two-floor multispecialty practice with a walk-in urgent care center and more than 35 specialties, including Adolescent Medicine, Allergy, Cardiology, Dermatology, Diabetes Education, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Infectious Disease, Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Nephrology, OBGYN, Ophthalmology, Optometry & Optical Shop, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Radiology, Rheumatology, Travel Medicine, Urology, and Vascular Surgery. The practice is located at 300 Cadman Plaza West, on the 17th and 18th floors, in Brooklyn Heights. You can make appointments online at http://www.mountsinai.org/bh or via ZocDoc at http://bit.ly/29LNAIG