Breastfeeding: Why Do So Many Moms Fall Short Of Their Goals?
Sarah's breastfeeding difficulties began in the hospital. Her daughter, born three weeks early, was too little to properly latch and struggled with weight gain and jaundice. When the two left the...
View ArticleAvoiding breastfeeding endangers both mother and child
JAIPUR: Mothers, who are not breastfeeding their infants are putting not only themselves at risk but also the health of their children. Dr Anil K Gupta, surgical oncologist of a city-based private...
View ArticleMd. leads way on breast-feeding
For the past 21 years, the first week in August has been known as World Breastfeeding Week. Maryland, recognizing the importance of breast-feeding for both personal and public health, has annually...
View ArticleMore evidence that breast-feeding may boost babies' IQs
There's strong evidence that breast-feeding during infancy provides babies with many health benefits, from decreasing gastrointestinal tract infections and middle ear infections to reducing the risk...
View ArticleBreastfeeding rates continue to rise in U.S. (Video)
CDC Director, Tom Frieden, M.D., noted that breastfeeding has benefits for both the infant and the mother. This is great news for the health of our nation because babies who are breastfed have lower...
View ArticleBreastfeeding helps infants and moms, saves money
Three out of four new mothers in the United States start out breastfeeding, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but by the end of six months, only 43 percent of...
View ArticlePlunket statistics show breastfeeding at 19 year high
Monday, 30 July 2012, 12:33 pm Press Release: New Zealand Plunket Society 30 July 2012 Plunket statistics show breastfeeding at 19 year high , released ahead of World Breastfeeding week, show New...
View ArticleAnother View: Healthy moms on methadone can safely breast-feed
I am responding to The Sacramento Bee’s article on how Sacramento Child Protective Services handled the case of a baby who died of a drug overdose (“CPS lapse cited in death,” The Public Eye, Sept....
View ArticleMore moms are trying, sticking with breastfeeding
Good news for the future King George (that’s Kate and William’s little prince) and all the other princes and princesses out there! More of your moms are breastfeeding you during your first hours of...
View ArticleCondition impedes some mothers’ attempts to breast-feed
After struggling to breast-feed her first two children, Nyssa Retter was determined to do better with her third. She gave birth without the painkillers that may make newborns slightly drowsy. She...
View ArticleBreast Milk In Short Supply
A report on the State of Reproductive Health in Ghana released by the Reproductive and Child Health Unit (RCH) of the Family Health Directorate (FHD) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in October this...
View ArticleKate Middleton breastfeeding along with 50 percent of Americans (Video)
The survey showed significant changes in percentages. The number of mothers who began breastfeeding rose to 77 percent of them beginning the process. The number of babies being breastfed at 12 months...
View ArticleHealth Net Promotes Benefits of Breastfeeding (Health Net Inc)
(Source: Health Net Inc) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2013-- August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is supporting this annual initiative, which is...
View ArticleHealth Net Promotes Benefits of Breastfeeding
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is supporting this annual initiative, which is spearheaded by the United States Breastfeeding...
View ArticleBreast-feeding is on the rise in America, CDC says
Good news for babies: The number of mothers breast-feeding is rising across America. So says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a released Thursday. From 2000 to 2008, the proportion of...
View ArticleTips for successful breastfeeding
One of the many decisions an expectant mother makes is whether to breastfeed her baby. Breastfeeding has many health benefits for mother and child but whether it is right for you is a very personal...
View ArticleFairhaven Health Introduces Products to Help Women Meet Breastfeeding Goals
National organizations recommend mothers exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months and continue to breastfeed while introducing solid foods until the child is at least one year...
View ArticleU.S. hospitals poor at breast-feeding support: study
ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. hospitals are not doing enough to encourage mothers to breast-feed their newborns, raising the risk of childhood obesity, diabetes and other conditions, according to a federal...
View ArticleYou wont belive how benefical breastfeeding is
Breastfeeding is the most important during the first six months in a babies life. Choosing to breast or bottle feed is the most important decision for the mother and the baby. There are many...
View ArticleIs breast feeding good for mother and child?
Breast milk is considered to be nature's best gift from a mother to her infant. It is recommended by Pediatricians, Physicians and Dieticians/Nutritionists all over the globe. It is said that a child...
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