New to breast feeding?
The idea of being the sole source of nourishment for a new life can be rather daunting to a new mother, but consider this: you have been the sole source of nourishment since conception and that seems...
View ArticleLatch On program to promote breast-feeding
Related topics Infant healthbreast-feedingbreast milk Advertisement New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg not only wants to control the amount of soda his constituents drink, but is now concerned with...
View ArticleLet's play breast-feeding
First there was Chatty Cathy, the baby doll who said "I love you" (or one of 10 other phrases) when a child pulled the string on her neck. Then there was Baby Alive, who chewed her food and soiled her...
View ArticleBloomberg's breast-feeding plan: Will locking up formula help new moms?
August 2, 2012 -- Updated 1352 GMT (2152 HKT) Many hospitals across the country still give away diaper bags packed with formula samples to new moms. (Time.com) -- There are lots of experts who have...
View ArticleAre hospitals undermining breast-feeding by giving out free formula in...
Jessica Ewald brought more than a new baby boy home when she gave birth earlier this year. Like many new moms, she got a hospital goody bag, with supplies including free infant formula and formula...
View ArticleNew mothers can find breast-feeding a challenge; key to success is finding...
Arian Smedley, The Associated Press ATHENS, Ohio - After a week of pain, sleepless nights and dread at the thought of the next feeding, new mother Paula Linscott was on the brink of giving up her...
View ArticleEverett event to promote benefits of breast-feeding
LOCAL NEWS — Information on the benefits of breast-feeding newborns, and tips on keeping them healthy, such as nutrition, child safety issues and immunizations, will be presented Aug. 10 in Everett,...
View ArticleSurgeon general: Women face too many obstacles in breast-feeding, including...
— How long a new mom -feeds can boil down to hassles at work, whether her doctor ever stressed how super-healthy it is, even whether Grandma approves. The surgeon general is issuing a call Thursday to...
View ArticleBreast-feeding moms protest pool rules in Denver area
DENVER â The city of Englewood is apologizing after public pool managers told a breast-feeding woman to cover up or find a private place to feed her child, violating a Colorado law that protects a...
View ArticleDo hospitals' freebies undermine breast-feeding?
LINDSEY TANNER The Associated Press CHICAGO - Jessica Ewald brought more than a new baby boy home when she gave birth earlier this year. Like many new moms, she got a hospital goody bag, with supplies...
View ArticleCDC: Moms Need More Help Breast-Feeding
(CNN) -- Hospitals could and should do a lot more to help women succeed at breast-feeding, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Hospitals need to...
View Article'Who wants to feed their baby in a bathroom stall?' Mothers campaign to make...
It could soon be illegal to ask a woman to stop breastfeeding in public places after mothers have campaigned to make it a civil right. A group in Seattle has been pushing lawmakers to make it a crime...
View ArticleBreastfeeding in public: Is it an offense?
In the United States, many women choose not to breastfeed because they believe people will be offended if they nurse in public. Sometimes they choose not to breastfeed because they themselves feel...
View ArticleChristmas’ missing icon: Mary breast-feeding Jesus
Christmas’ missing icon: Mary breast-feeding Jesus By DAVID GIBSON Religion News Service Christmas’ missing icon: Mary breast-feeding Jesus | The Salt Lake Tribune Lifestyle | Last Updated: 03:03 pm |...
View ArticleBreast-Feeding In Public A Mother's, And A Child's, Right
Imagine: You're all hopped up on caffeine because you literally haven't slept in days. Nevertheless, you have to leave the house. There's no food in the kitchen, the baby needs diapers and his older...
View ArticleEditorial: Unburden the breast
BREAST milk is still best even under the worst of times. Among the crucial operations conducted to bring food and other aid to victims of typhoon Pablo is the information campaign led by government...
View ArticleSurgeon general: Ease obstacles to breast-feeding
WASHINGTON-How long a new mom breast-feeds can boil down to hassles at work, whether her doctor ever stressed how super-healthy it is, even whether Grandma approves. The surgeon general is issuing a...
View ArticleMoms react to Time's provocative breast-feeding cover
For many, the photograph of a sexy blond mother nursing her almost 4-year-old son was provocative enough. But the headline "Are you Mom Enough?" slapped above the current Time Magazine cover story...
View ArticleHealthKey Chat Replay: Pros, Cons, And Controversy Of Breast Feeding
10:26 HealthKey: Hello everybody, and welcome to today's live chat! Frances Capuano of will join us at 11 a.m., but you can send in your questions and comments at any time. 11:02 Frances Capuano: Good...
View ArticleBreast-feeding aids getting no tax break
Denture wearers will get a tax break on the cost of adhesives to keep their false teeth in place. So will acne sufferers who buy pimple creams. People whose children have severe allergies might even...
View ArticleU.S. aims to boost breast-feeding, at work and home
By Lauran Neergaard Associated Press WASHINGTON - How long a new mom breast-feeds can boil down to hassles at work, whether her doctor stressed how super-healthy it is, even Grandma's approval. The...
View ArticleBreast-feed — or else
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg cares a whole lot about what you drink. First he acted to take away your 32-ounce Big Gulp. He also wants to take away your baby formula. Bloomberg enthusiastically...
View ArticleMoms Decry Eatery Over Breast-Feeding Tiff
NEWPORT, Ky. — WLWT.com A Lexington woman is taking aim at a local eatery after a run-in over breast-feeding. Corday Piston said her family came to Newport to visit the Newport Aquarium and afterward,...
View ArticleProgram seeks to increase breast-feeding among black women in District
Each week, the pregnant women sit in a conference room at a health clinic in Southeast Washington. With their hands protectively resting on their protruding stomachs, the women enrolled in the...
View ArticleLet’s keep breast-feeding a private act
Oh, come on. I don’t want to milk a controversy for more than it is worth. But seriously. Is it so hard for a nursing mother, when the little one wants a snack, to head into a private area, a changing...
View ArticleKara Spak: N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg is wrong on breast-feeding
I was the world’s greatest breast-feeder before my baby was born. Breast was best, I firmly believed, and my baby would get nothing but that, for at least one year. At baby showers, I received...
View ArticleCentra Health joins effort to nurture breast-feeding
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Zachariah Burke was 4 months old when his mother introduced him to the bottle. "I wish it could have been a second-nature kind of thing, but it wasn't," said Stacie Burke, who...
View ArticleEven The Sickest Babies Benefit From Breast-Feeding
Nurses lead patient education program for mothers of newborns Pediatric researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia describe a successful program in which nurses helped mothers attain high...
View ArticleBreast-feeding 'call to action' catches on in Connecticut
Jodi Palmieri's first foray into breast-feeding was rocky. When the Stratford resident, now a mother of three, had her first child eight years ago she said she encountered one obstacle after another....
View ArticleSeattle considers law to protect breast-feeding mothers
As a social worker specializing in infant and maternal care, Camie Goldhammer was convinced of the health benefits of breast-feeding babies. When she had her own children and sometimes nursed in...
View ArticleBreast-Feeding: Obscene, No; Private, Yes
In response to Susan Campbell's Jan. 26 column " Is Not Obscene" [CTNow]: I agree that it is difficult to follow the and World Health Organization recommended guidelines to -feed infant children in...
View ArticleControversy over public breast-feeding in Illinois has moms and health...
Newborns today are more likely to be than were babies from generations in the recent past, experts say. But the sight of a mom breast-feeding her hungry baby in a public space — even discreetly — is...
View ArticleEast Hampton Mother Said She Was Barred From Breast-Feeding In Town Park
EAST HAMPTON — — A day at the beach for a mother and four children last Tuesday turned into a confrontation with the town's parks department, followed by one with the police department this week, the...
View ArticleResponse To A Breast-Feeding Controversy In East Hampton
Isn't it ironic that the controversy [CTNow, Aug. 3, "A Mother's Fight"] occurred during World Week? This week was set aside to promote the healthy feeding of the world's children. Who would have...
View ArticleAt least 50 moms breast-feed at mall in protest
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — At least 50 mothers sat down in a mall’s fast food area and breastfed infants for nearly two hours Saturday, protesting over the shopping center forcing a woman to stop nursing...
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