New York City to mothers: You should breast-feed
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a message for new mothers: Breast-feed your baby, if possible. Starting in September, dozens of city hospitals will ask mothers of newborns to listen to talks...
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Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name tool goes here By PATRICIA MONTEMURRI - Detroit Free Press By PATRICIA MONTEMURRI DETROIT -- Erica McLeod, a mother of three, holds up what...
View ArticleMom-to-mom breastfeeding support gives at-risk babies a better chance
Erica McLeod, an Ann Arbor mother of three, holds up what looks like a string of wooden beads, each one just a little bigger than the previous one. She uses it to teach Rachel Trader, 22, of...
View ArticleCritics blast formula freebies in hospitals
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 including free infant formula and...
View ArticleSuccessful breastfeeding in just 10 steps
MANILA, PhilippinesThe world celebrates this year's Breastfeeding Month by recognizing the vital role health facilities play to help improve the rate of breastfeeding in the community. Research shows...
View ArticleTen Steps to successful breastfeeding
Vanessa Tobin, country representative of the UN children’s agency Unicef, yesterday batted for a "breastfeeding culture" in the Philippines which stresses breastfeeding for the first six months of a...
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...
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 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 ArticleKaiser Permanente to encourage new moms to breast-feed
Only a handful of hospitals and birthing centers across the United States meet the highest standards for encouraging new mothers to breast-feed their infants. Soon, all Kaiser Permanente facilities...
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 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 ArticleFew US hospitals support breast-feeding: CDC
Most US hospitals fall short of international guidelines for helping new mothers breast-feed, despite studies that show the practice improves children's health, officials said Tuesday. The report by...
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 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 ArticleNurturing the nursing mother: Mom-to-mom support gives at-risk babies a...
Erica McLeod, a mother of three, holds up what looks like a string of wooden beads, each one just a little bigger than the previous one. She uses it to teach Rachel Trader, 22, an expectant mother who...
View ArticleWhy moms stop breast-feeding early: 3 theories
A new study finds that the majority of women who intend to feed their babies breast milk for a set period wind up falling short of their goals Increasingly, new mothers who plan to breast-feed their...
View ArticleDesperate breast-feeding moms reveal secrets
(CNN) -- All newborn babies cry, but Anika Reese seemed to be in a category all her own. She screamed in pain nearly all the time, grabbing her own little cheeks so forcefully she sometimes drew...
View ArticleCDC: Few hospitals support breast-feeding
Most hospitals in the United States -- including those in Pittsburgh -- don't adequately support breast-feeding mothers, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
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...
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