Everyone Can Help Make Breastfeeding Easier, Surgeon General Says in “Call...
Benjamin cites health benefits, offers steps for families, clinicians and employers WASHINGTON - Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin today issued a “Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding,” outlining...
View ArticleBreastfeeding is a learned art for many new mothers
This past week I had the chance to attend a La Leche League meeting in my area at the local hospital. La Leche League is a international non profit volunteer organization that promotes breastfeeding....
View ArticleMom fights Sedalia breastfeeding brouhaha
A 24-year-old mother said she is considering doing something about the way she said she was treated while trying to nurse her baby at a Missouri restaurant. Tiffany Morgan said she went to the Denny's...
View ArticleBringing up Mommy: Up against the breastfeeding ceiling
Breastfeeding advocates were still deflecting outrage over Time magazine's recent photo of a nursing toddler, when the "Ew, yukky, it's breast milk!" crowd started in again. The latest eruption...
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 mums stage 'nurse-in' protest against Target stores
Washington, Dec 29 (ANI): Breastfeeding mothers staged a "nurse-in" protest at Target stores across US to support a Texas woman who said she was ridiculed for breastfeeding her baby at a Houston...
View Article'Nurse-in' supports public breastfeeding
December 29, 2011 -- Updated 0328 GMT (1128 HKT) Several women from Wilmington, North Carolina, take part in a national protest Wednesday after a mother in Houston was recently told to stop...
View ArticleExtended breastfeeding: How long should a baby nurse?
Out of the 7 Bs of attachment parenting, breastfeeding (and particularly extended breastfeeding) seems to get an inordinate amount of negative attention. Perhaps it's because it's not as common in the...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Que. mothers stage 'nurse-in'
The organizers of a nurse-in outside a Montreal store on Wednesday want the rights of breastfeeing mothers to be protected by a provincial law. (CBC file photo) More than 100 breastfeeding mothers...
View ArticleACLU Settles Heather Burgbacher Breastfeeding Case Under Colorado Nursing...
The ACLU of Colorado reached a settlement Friday in a discrimination lawsuit on behalf of teacher Heather Burgbacher, pictured in the center. The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado announced...
View ArticleBreastfeeding: An interview with Line Rothman, Glamourmom founder and...
Line Rothman is the Founder and Creative Director of Glamourmom, a modern nursing apparel company based out of New York, featuring maternity and nursing wear with active, modern moms in mind. In...
View ArticleMassachusetts mom wins rights for breastfeeding moms taking medical exams
Sophie Currier was a new mother and Harvard medical student in June of 2007 when she made plans to take the National Medical Board’s clinical knowledge exam. The exam consists of 370 questions, and...
View Article'Nurse in' interrupted at N.S. shopping mall
Dozens of people participated in a "nurse in" protest at a Dartmouth, N.S., shopping mall Monday. A store at Mic Mac Mall asked a breastfeeding mother to leave last week. It quickly apologized, but...
View ArticleMemorial taking support for breastfeeding to a new level
Ah, breastfeeding. So natural. So convenient. So good for the baby. So easy â or so Raquel Charrois thought. A few days after giving birth to her son, Zane, at Memorial Hospital two years ago, the...
View ArticleBreastfeeding 101: Is breastfeeding really natural and easy?
If I were to share my current breastfeeding experience, I would describe the ease, convenience, and wonderful mother-baby bond. However, as Sara Martin, the Roanoke Breastfeeding Examiner pointed out,...
View ArticleBeyoncé allegedly seen breastfeeding in public
Beyoncé has made virtually everything about her 8-week-old daughter very private. Until last weekend in the West Village in NYC, when the singer was allegedly spotted breastfeeding Blue Ivy while...
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 ArticleBreastfeeding advocacy: are you still planning on breastfeeding?
Soon-to-be mothers who show an interest in breastfeeding are often asked this question, repeatedly, before their babies are even delivered. Despite efforts to educate women about the health benefits...
View ArticleReport indicates Colorado moms latching on to extended breastfeeding
New moms in Colorado don't need New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to tell them how beneficial breastfeeding is. They're apparently getting the message without him. The Centers for Disease Control...
View ArticleFormula v breastfeeding: Should the state step in?
New York City has put forth an initiative to end free formula milk samples and make it more difficult to access formula in hospital. Will the measures promote breastfeeding or add to a culture of...
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