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Thursday, 20 November 2008 @ 12:48pm • My Weblog
The breastfeeding world mourns the passing of Betty Wagner Spandikow, co-founder and former CEO of La Leche League International, the largest breastfeeding advocacy organization in the world. A mother...
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 @ 2:37pm • My Weblog
The list of breastfeeding benefits gets longer every day! Recent research published in the journal Thorax shows that children who are breastfed for at least 4 months have stronger...
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Friday, 7 November 2008 @ 10:53am • My Weblog
A report in the 11th Annual Childrens Health Issue of Environmental Health Perspectives shows an overview of studies on environmental pollutants in human milk. It found that not...
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Wednesday, 5 November 2008 @ 2:40pm • My Weblog
You know me...my life revolves around breastfeeding, so how I could not think about the politics of breastfeeding? Last night, while watching the returns and fascinated by those interactive...
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Tuesday, 4 November 2008 @ 2:43pm • My Weblog
Navajo lawmakers have approved a new measure that would require employers on the reservation to provide a place for working mothers to breastfeed. Under the Navajo Nation Healthy Start...
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Sunday, 2 November 2008 @ 5:18pm • My Weblog
There is positive news for breastfeeding moms suffering from inflammatory bowel disease...New research shows that your breast milk is unlikely to contain harmful levels of thiopurine, a drug used to...
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Friday, 31 October 2008 @ 5:00am • My Weblog
This photo of "The Witch Lactation Station," was part of a Halloween display in Brattleboro, Vermont. Lauren and David Petrie, the creators of this fantastic work of art, drew...
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Thursday, 30 October 2008 @ 11:42am • My Weblog
A new study from the United Kingdom shows that children who are breastfed are less likely to develop asthma and other allergic diseases than those who are not breastfed. ...
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008 @ 9:44am • My Weblog
A study presented at the American Public Health Associations 136th Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego shows that children who were breastfed have less behavioral problems and mental health...
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Monday, 27 October 2008 @ 12:16pm • My Weblog
We've known for years that babies benefit from the antibodies in mom's milk, but the question has always remained...How does immunity get passed along? We now have an answer.
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