D.C. Could Create Only Breast Milk Bank Between Boston, Raleigh
Mother’s milk. It sounds so wholesome – and it is. But unfortunately in this modern world, experts say far too many babies are getting commercial formula instead of nourishing, natural milk. Parents...
View ArticleTwo Weeks Since Typhoon Haiyan, Save the Children says Breast Milk Critical...
(Source: Save the Children Federation Inc) Media Contact Francine Uenuma 202.450.9153 WESTPORT, Conn. (November 21, 2013) - The international aid organization Save the Children is urging mothers...
View ArticleTwo weeks after Haiyan (Save the Children International)
(Source: Save the Children International) Two weeks since Typhoon Haiyan, Save the Children says breast-milk critical to health of 25,000 newborns expected in disaster areas within the next month The...
View ArticleWhy Do People Become Surrogate Mothers?
No one gets into the surrogate parenting business for the money. For one thing, the agencies won’t allow it. According to a surrogacy explainer in The Atlantic today, the Center for Surrogate Parenting...
View ArticleBreast-milk critical to health of newborns in disaster areas
Saturday, 23 November 2013, 1:45 pm Press Release: Breast-milk critical to health of newborns in disaster areas Two weeks since Typhoon Haiyan, Save the Children says breast-milk critical to health of...
View ArticleGuo, Xue-Mei (???)received the Lan-Shin Volunteer Award for Teaching...
(Source: Taichung City Government) In the afternoon of October 31st, Taichung Health Bureau held the "2013 Healthcare Award Assembly" in the International Conference Center of Asian University....
View ArticleHow Big Formula Bought China
By Alexandra Harney on 3:28 pm November 11, 2013. Category Business, Corporate News, Editor's Choice, Health, Health & Science Tags: baby formula, China A sales assistant takes down Dumex milk...
View ArticleSPECIAL REPORT-How Big Formula Bought China
* Read this story in a PDF link.reuters.com/mew44v * China targets formula firms in anti-corruption campaign * China regulations bar hospital promotion of formula * Reuters finds formula firms skirt or...
View ArticleBreast-is-best lactivists stir guilt in poor hassled mums
New mothers in low-income areas will receive up to £200 of store vouchers in return for proof of breastfeeding. Researchers from the University of Sheffield say the trial scheme is an attempt to...
View ArticleUK Will Pay Moms To Breastfeed Babies Instead of Using Formula
Breastfeeding, although nutritionally superior to formula, is a big commitment. It means navigating what can sometimes be a painful and...
View Article‘Skin-to-skin contact helps breastfeeding’
London - Cuddling a baby immediately after birth helps new mothers breastfeed successfully, according to researchers. A study shows that women who had already planned to breastfeed before the delivery...
View ArticleFrom Babes to Boobs
After the screenings of our 2008 documentary The Business of Being Born, there would invariably be one or two questions from the audience about related topics such as "did either of you circumcise your...
View ArticleWhere are the supportive breastfeeding policies?
New moms are told “breast is best” ad nauseam. The message to breastfeed is on posters and fliers in doctors’ offices, and repeated by healthcare workers and politicians alike. Yet physical, social and...
View ArticleBreastfeeding basics: how much does baby formula cost families?
Infant formula costs add up, quickly. Babies who do not breastfeed will need a certain amount of prepared ounces of formula every day. To determine (roughly) how much formula a baby needs, one must...
View ArticleSpecial Report - How Big Formula bought China
By Alexandra Harney SHANGHAI (Reuters) - In the two days after Lucy Yang gave birth at Peking University Third Hospital in August 2012, doctors and nurses told the 33-year-old technology executive that...
View ArticleUK mums offered vouchers in return for breastfeeding
It's a case of cash for breast milk. A pilot scheme being launched in two UK cities will offer new mothers shopping vouchers worth up to £200, if they breastfeed...
View ArticleDon’t use milk formulas, moms in typhoon areas told
THE United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) warned against the use of breast milk substitutes (BMS) in areas affected by killer Typhoon Yolanda saying it creates more problems than breastfeeding. In a...
View ArticleMore Scottish women give birth in UNICEF UK accredited hospitals than in rest...
(Source: UNICEF UK) As the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Conference opens in Glasgow, rising breastfeeding rates continue to save lives and address pressing health issues across Scotland New figures released...
View ArticleBreastfeeding FAQs
In partnership with http://www.womenshealth.gov Q: Is my baby getting enough vitamin D? A: Vitamin D is needed to build strong bones. All infants and children should get at least 400 International...
View ArticleBreastfeeding FAQs from CDC
Q: Is my baby getting enough vitamin D? A: Vitamin D is needed to build strong bones. All infants and children should get at least 400 International Units (IU) of vitamin D each day. To meet this need,...
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