On breast-feeding vs. formula, let mothers decide
Oh, baby, did the Health Department blow the rollout of its campaign to promote breast-feeding by new mothers — with the suggestion that hospitals would lock formula away like contraband, to be...
View ArticleEverett event to promote benefits of breast-feeding
LOCAL NEWS — Information on the benefits of breast-feeding newborns, and tips on keeping them healthy, such as nutrition, child safety issues and immunizations, will be presented Aug. 10 in Everett,...
View ArticleImportant information for mothers on breast-feeding
The World Health Organization is celebrating World Breast-Feeding Week to encourage breast-feeding and improve the health of babies everywhere. In Kentucky, this issue is especially important — our...
View ArticleCDC: Moms Need More Help Breast-Feeding
(CNN) -- Hospitals could and should do a lot more to help women succeed at breast-feeding, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Hospitals need to...
View ArticleBreast-feeding a 3-year-old is normal, anthropologist says
Despite the brouhaha over breast-feeding kicked off by a Time magazine cover photo this week of a mom nursing her 3-year-old son, that's actually the norm worldwide, experts say. But breast-feeding...
View ArticleU.S. surgeon general urges support for nursing mothers
Kathy Liles La Leche League is a nonprofit group that helps mothers with breast-feeding issues. Chapters meet monthly at various times and locations. Go to www.lllusa.org for more information....
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 ArticleShould Breastfeeding Be Allowed In Public?
It's the question many are buzzing about, after last week a Detroit bus driver threatened to kick a nursing mother off the bus unless she covered up. The event has reignited the...
View ArticleSurgeon General: Breastfeeding Should Be Less Hassle
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 ArticleSurgeon general: Women face too many obstacles in breast-feeding, including...
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 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 ArticleTime magazine breast feeding cover masks truth: Too few kids are being...
TOTAL ELEMENTS IN ARRAY: 9 TOTAL CHARACTERS IN ARRAY: 1886 TOTAL CHARACTERS IN PAGES: LAST PAGE CONTAINS: 1886 -->--> WASHINGTON — The real issue with breast-feeding is this: Too few infants who...
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 ArticleTime cover masks problem: Too few babies breast-fed
WASHINGTON: The real issue with breast-feeding is this: Too few infants who could really benefit from it are getting Mom’s milk. Sure, Time magazine’s cover photo of a woman breast-feeding her...
View ArticleMothers stops breastfeeding too early: study
The real issue with breast-feeding is this: Too few infants who could really benefit from it are getting mom's milk. Sure, Time magazine's cover photo of a woman breast-feeding her 3-year-old is...
View ArticleTime cover masks problem: Too few kids breast-fed
Sure, Time magazine's cover photo of a woman breast-feeding her 3-year-old is generating debate about how old is too old. But examples like that are pretty rare. About 44 percent of U.S. moms do at...
View ArticleHEALTHBEAT: Forget Time magazine cover; real issue in breast-feeding is too...
WASHINGTON - The real issue with breast-feeding is this: Too few infants who could really benefit from it are getting mom's milk. Sure, Time magazine's cover photo of a woman breast-feeding her...
View ArticleMothers are urged to breast-feed more
WASHINGTON — The real issue with breast-feeding is this: Too few infants who could really benefit from it are getting mom's milk. Sure, Time magazine's cover photo of a woman breast-feeding her...
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