Archive for the ‘Breastfeeding’ Category

Heads up: Employers must now provide breastfeeding breaks - Hr Morning

April 3, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Heads up: Employers must now provide breastfeeding breaks
Hr Morning
Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are required to provide breaks to breastfeeding mothers to express milk to their infants who are up

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Shocking New Study Finds Long Term Breastfeeding Increases Grade III Breast … - Eco Child's Play (blog)

April 2, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments

Eco Child’s Play (blog)
Shocking New Study Finds Long Term Breastfeeding Increases Grade III Breast
Eco Child’s Play (blog)
Does breastfeeding increase or decrease breast cancer risks? It has long been believed that breastfeeding beyond a year reduces the risk of breast cancer in

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KENYA: Plan to halve infant diarrhoea prevalence - IRINnews.org

April 1, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments
KENYA: Plan to halve infant diarrhoea prevalence
IRINnews.org
“With exclusive breast feeding, vitamin A supplementation, strengthened routine childhood immunization, proper hygiene and access to improved water supplies

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Nausea When Breastfeeding … WHAT? - The Stir (blog)

March 31, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Nausea When Breastfeeding … WHAT?
The Stir (blog)
Flickr photo by blmurchMy mom was over this weekend and she helped bring my twins to me when I was getting ready to tandem breastfeed.

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Erykah Badu Gets Naked in Public (with Her Kids' Permission!) - The Daily Blabber from iVillage

March 30, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments

Reuters
Erykah Badu Gets Naked in Public (with Her Kids' Permission!)
The Daily Blabber from iVillage
I'm breastfeeding right now… But those little things diminished as I thought about the big picture. And, as I started to walk, I confronted a lot of fears
Tuesday Morning RoundupKERA (blog)

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Health Reform Helps Working Mothers Keep Breastfeeding - Opposing Views

March 29, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments

Opposing Views
Health Reform Helps Working Mothers Keep Breastfeeding
Opposing Views
When I was breastfeeding my daughter, I was lucky enough to have a comfortable private space at work to express breast milk and supervisors who understood

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The Breastfeeding Gap Persists - Huffington Post (blog)

March 28, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments
The Breastfeeding Gap Persists
Huffington Post (blog)
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends nothing but breast milk for the first six months of life, and continued breastfeeding for 12 months,

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Working Health Department mothers 'paid to breastfeed' - PerthNow

March 27, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Working Health Department mothers 'paid to breastfeed'
PerthNow
MILK BREAK: Working mums in the WA Health Department will be paid for 30-minute breast-feeding breaks.
Provision in health care bill protects nursing mothersStatesman Journal

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Infants need vitamin D supplements - Food Consumer

March 26, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments

Momlogic.com
Infants need vitamin D supplements
Food Consumer
The findings may make it necessary for health departments to revise advice presently given to pregnant and breastfeeding women in the UK.
Is Your Baby Getting Enough Vitamin D?Momlogic.com

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Vitamin D Reminder - About - News & Issues (blog)

March 25, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments

ModernMedicine
Vitamin D Reminder
About - News & Issues (blog)
That statement recommended that all breastfeeding babies get a supplement with 400 IU/day of vitamin D. In addition, formula fed babies would also need a
Infants and Vitamin D SupplementationHealthNewsDigest.com
New study suggests that all babies may need Vitamin D supplementation to avoid Examiner.com
Vitamin D Supplementation For InfantsMedical News Today (press release)
eMaxHealth
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Breast-milk bill backers irked - Omaha World-Herald

March 24, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Breast-milk bill backers irked
Omaha World-Herald
AP Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Breast-feeding advocates are bewildered that proposed changes to a bill intended to make the practice

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GMA signs Expanded Breastfeeding Act - Philippine Star

March 23, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments
GMA signs Expanded Breastfeeding Act
Philippine Star
This is mandated under Republic Act 10028 or the “Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009,” signed by President Arroyo last March 16, which provides
Arroyo signs breastfeeding lawManila Bulletin

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Babes show breast is best for health - This is Scunthorpe

March 22, 2010 - 10:00 pm No Comments
Babes show breast is best for health
This is Scunthorpe
A REVOLUTIONARY breastfeeding support scheme is making a huge difference to new and expectant mothers in North Lincolnshire. After completing an intensive

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