Lactation News
Breast-Feeding May Protect the Mother From Metabolic Syndrome 15 Feb 2010, 3:44 pm
Shared by Denise: Longer duration of lactation was linked to a lower incidence of the metabolic syndrome years after weaning in women with and without gestational diabetes.
Yet another article linking artificial feeding and diabetes. Artificial feeding causes diabetes is susceptible mothers and their children. This is not a disease to be messed with. Spread the message to every new prospective mother you know.
WHO | Breast is always best, even for HIV-positive mothers 22 Jan 2010, 12:29 pm
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This is wonderful news! We need to spread this message far and wide. Providing ARV's is going to benefit mother, child and the community.
Study links breastfeeding to high grades, college entry - Yahoo! News 17 Jun 2009, 11:37 am
Shared by DeniseBreastfed babies seem more likely to do well at high school and to go on to attend college than infants raised on a bottle, according to a new U.S. study.
NO THEY DON'T. Breastfed babies are just normal, average, what's expected! Artificially-fed infants have learning deficits that make them less capable of doing well at high school and going on to attend college.
Breastfeeding is normal; compare everything else to the norm and then write up your results. C'mon researchers - tell it like it really is!
Concerns over Europe sending mums wrong message in a bottle - The Irish Times - Sat, Apr 18, 2009 20 Apr 2009, 11:57 am
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The breastfeeding advocate quoted in this article is correct. However I wish she had used correct terminology: eg. "We shouldn't be normalising something that caused illness and developmental delays to our children." Breastfeeding is NOT 'health-promoting' it's just the natural thing to do in all but the rarest circumstances, and doesn't CAUSE illness like the alternatives do.
Rocket Fuel Chemical Perchlorate Found in Infant Formula 6 Apr 2009, 2:15 pm
Shared by DeniseCDC scientists have found a chemical called perchlorate in samples of powdered infant formula.
Oh no! Not another formula scandal. While I'm 100% for breastfeeding I definitely don't want to see headlines like this. What a tragedy!
ANU News » ‘Voldemort’ approach failing mothers 11 Mar 2009, 1:19 pm
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Dr Smith has an excellent point to make here. "initiatives to improve infant health by increasing breastfeeding have described the importance of accurate language..."
My sentiments entirely. Breastfed babies aren't healthier, smarter, etc, they're just normal. It's the formula-fed baby that incurs health risks.
Kitchenista: Lactation Cookies! | Strollerderby | Babble Australia 24 Feb 2009, 1:11 pm
Shared by DeniseThe friendly folk at Embracing Motherhood have provided this breastmilk-boosting biscuit recipe for Babble readers. Based on the classic Anzac biscuit, they contain vitamin-rich ingredients as well as therapeutic herbs to keep your energy levels up and support lactation and general recovery. Ingredients 100gm (3 ½oz) rolled oats 60gm (2oz) de
Yum yum. These sound great! They'd be good to have in your clinic to offer your clients along with a refreshing glass of water.
Breast, and more paid maternity leave, is best - National News - National - General - The Canberra Times 24 Feb 2009, 12:36 pm
Shared by DeniseOffering 40 weeks of paid maternity leave to women can lead to 80 per cent still breastfeeding when their babies are six months old. Nutritionist and breastfeeding expert Elisabet Helsing, who founde...
The Scandinavians have been doing it for a long time now. What does it say about the value of child health to a community?
PIA Information Services - Philippine Information Agency 19 Feb 2009, 10:26 am
Shared by DeniseBreastfeeding: Cheapest poverty alleviation strategy.
The Philippines is launching a comprehensive breastfeeding campaign, including integrating the Infant and Young Child Feeding program in the elementary and high school curriculum.
Brilliant! Well done Philippines! Here's a country that cares about the health and intellectual development of their future generations.
ONE MILLION CAMPAIGN...ONE ACTION -TO SUPPORT WOMEN TO BREASTFEED.. 13 Feb 2009, 8:37 am
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Add your voice to this campaign. Stand up and be counted.
GM goats raised to produce human breast milk - Telegraph 12 Feb 2009, 11:39 am
Shared by DeniseGoats are being genetically modified to produce the same milk as a human mother.
Oh we do live in a strange world!
Does Breastfeeding Protect Against Substantiated Child Abuse and Neglect? A 15-Year Cohort Study -- Strathearn et al. 123 (2): 483 -- Pediatrics 5 Feb 2009, 4:29 pm
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The Baby Friendly Initiative which supports the establishment of breastfeeding has also noted that babies who are bottle fed suffer a higher incidence of child abuse. Skin-to-skin contact in the first hours after birth has been found to increase breastfeeding behaviours and protect against abuse, and abandonment. Ahh those lactation hormones - they're good!
Apartment syndrome in sunny Chennai-Chennai-Cities-The Times of India 23 Jan 2009, 2:31 pm
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I'm pleased to see this article is recognizing what the real cause of rickets is ... and the best preventative, which isn't something artificial! This is a sign of our times and is best managed by public health education.
Skin-to-Skin Contact Provides Analgesia to Neonates 16 Jan 2009, 3:39 pm
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This is a link to a 1 minute video. It's on Medscape, which is a site you have to register to access. It's free and definitely worthwhile registering - an excellent site.
Breastfeeding Nemesis - by Suzanne Colson 14 Jan 2009, 4:29 pm
Human mothers are the only mammals who have a choice about whether or not to give their own milk to their infants.
Birth to Breast -- A Feeding Care Map for the NICU 14 Jan 2009, 4:29 pm
Can a feeding care map help the bedside nurse assist the mother-ELBW infant dyad improve breast milk volumes, laying the groundwork for breastfeeding?
Maternity Dept.: Baby Food: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker 14 Jan 2009, 4:20 pm
Shared by DeniseIf breast is best, why are women bottling their milk?
This makes interesting reading.
ScienceDirect - Aesthetic Surgery Journal : The Effect of Breastfeeding on Breast Aesthetics 14 Jan 2009, 10:30 am
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Sad isn't it, that a mother would, erroneously, put the appearance of her breasts above the health of her baby.
Breastfeeding Helps Moms Lose Weight 9 Dec 2008, 3:15 am
Breastfeeding helps new mothers shed their baby weight, according to a new study.
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