Booming Demand For Donated Breast Milk Raises Safety Issues
NPR - The push to get women to breast-feed has been so successful that many mothers who can't do it are looking for other mothers' extra milk. Milk banks that pasteurize and sell donated breast milk...
View ArticleSocial stigmas may contribute to African-American college students'...
Science Daily - A researcher has found that African-American college students are aware of the benefits of breast-feeding for infants, yet some still are hesitant about breast-feeding future children....
View ArticleBreastfeeding Helps Moms Avoid Arthritis
Newsmax - Women who breast-feed may have a lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis later in life, new research suggests. Researchers analyzed data from more than 7,300 women, aged 50 and older,...
View ArticleBreast-feeding might reduce moms' odds of rheumatoid arthritis
HealthDay - Women who breast-feed may have a lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis later in life, new research suggests.
View ArticleWoman denied right to breastfeed at Victoriaâs Secret store
KDFW FOX Dallas - A mother shopping at the Victoria's Secret store at the Domain says she was denied the right to breastfeed. Instead, she was told to go to an alley. Under Texas law, "a mother is...
View ArticleBreast-feeding in church less divisive after popeâs words
Columbus Dispatch - Connie Bowling knows that a few people at her church donât much like it when women breast-feed their children during services. So she sits far away from them â and they sit far...
View ArticleMoms Call Delta Airlines' Breastfeeding Policy Into Question
Huffington Post - It all started with a simple tweet. "What's your breastfeeding policy?" Lindsay Jaynes asked Delta Airlines' customer service Twitter account, @DeltaAssist. The California mother was...
View ArticleCarl Monday Investigation: Fired for Breastfeeding
WOIO CBS Cleveland - When Hannah Boxley got her new job, she faced the same anxieties many moms face, not the least of which was, how do I continue to breast feed my child?
View ArticleBreast-feeding benefits appear to be overstated, according to study of siblings
Science Daily - A new study comparing siblings who were fed differently during infancy suggests that breast-feeding might be no more beneficial than bottle-feeding for 10 of 11 long-term health and...
View ArticleDelta to breast-feeding mom: Cover up
CNN - Delta apologizes to a passenger after telling her she would need to cover up if she wanted to breast-feed on a flight.
View ArticleMajor Child Care Centers Adopting Michelle Obama's Health Guidelines
AP - BOWIE, Md. (AP) â The nation's second-largest for-profit child care provider is adopting Michelle Obama's healthy eating and activity guidelines. The Learning Care Group agreed Thursday to limit...
View ArticleWell: Is Breast-Feeding Really Better?
New York Times - A new study suggests that many of the long-term benefits attributed to breast-feeding may be an effect not of breast-feeding or breast milk itself but of the general good health and...
View ArticleMayim Bialik Continues to Defend Breast-Feeding Her Son Until He Was 4
TV Guide - The Big Bang Theory's Mayim Bialik has become as famous for her non-traditional parenting philosophies as she has her acting. In the latest issue of InTouch, the proponent for attachment...
View Article'I couldn't breast feed my baby': One in five babies are born tongue-tied
Daily Mail - Justine Sullivan, 42, from London, took her son Connor to a GP 'at least four times' and he was given the wrong treatment.
View ArticleStudy Explains Why Obese Women Need Additional Help Breastfeeding
Huffington Post - By: Rachael Rettner Published: 05/01/2014 10:51 AM EDT on LiveScience CHICAGO â New mothers are less likely to breast-feed if they are obese, a new study suggests. In the study of...
View ArticleBrooklyn city councilman offers community lactation station
WNYW FOX New York City - So you're in downtown Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, shopping and you need to breast feed or express milk but you don't want to do it in public. Now you have a private place to...
View ArticleMexico City Breastfeeding Ad Campaign Causes Major Uproar
AP - MEXICO CITY (AP) â Mexico City thought it had a racy but catchy ad campaign for its effort boost the low level of breast feeding by Mexican mothers, going with a slogan that roughly translates...
View ArticleWould YOU wash yourself with soap made from BREAST MILK?
Daily Mail - The soap is sold on website Taobao by an anonymous mum who came up with the idea when her son refused to breast feed; she now rubs it on his skin instead.
View ArticleSudanese Woman Sentenced to Death Gives Birth in Prison
Voice of America - A pregnant Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death earlier this month for refusing to renounce her Christian faith has given birth in prison. Twenty-seven-year-old Mariam Yahya...
View ArticleOne of the most important decisions when you're having a baby: Whether to...
Florida Times-Union - The anticipation of your babyâs arrival is full of emotions and comes with many decisions to be made. How will you decorate the nursery? Which brand of diapers should you buy?...
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