Breastfeeding a winning start
The oldest method of providing nourishment is by breastfeeding. Cows, goats, dogs and cats do it, so why do humans have such a hard time feeding their young ones with the most natural form of food for...
View ArticleBreastfeeding and making hospitals baby-friendly
Drs. Paula K. Schreck and Bobbi Philipp 12:04 a.m. EDT October 3, 2014 Authors: Hospitals should encourage mothers to breastfeed. (Photo: Lake Fong , Pittsburgh Post-Gazette )...
View ArticleStudy Suggests Reason Why Black Mothers Breastfeed Less Than White Moms
When it comes to breastfeeding, a persistent racial disparity exists: Black mothers have lower breastfeeding rates than white mothers. In 2010, 62 percent of American black babies were breastfed at...
View ArticleAfrican-Americans may be getting inferior breastfeeding support in maternity...
Published September 02, 2014Reuters Facebook0 Twitter0 Mothers who give birth in areas with higher concentrations of African-Americans are less likely to get breastfeeding support on maternity wards...
View ArticleAfrican-Americans may be getting inferior breastfeeding advice
By Ronnie Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers who give birth in areas with higher concentrations of African-Americans are less likely to get breastfeeding support on maternity wards than mothers...
View ArticleWhy breastfeeding mums deserve our support (Australian Committee for UNICEF Ltd)
(Source: Australian Committee for UNICEF Ltd) It's free… It's nutrient rich, good for mum and for bubs, boosts a baby's future school attendance and even their IQ. Sound like an infomercial? Yup. There...
View ArticleNew study adds another benefit to breastfeeding (Lancaster General Health)
(Source: Lancaster General Health) A just-released study, adds one more item to the already-long list of benefits of breastfeeding. We'll review the list and offer 5 tips on successful breastfeeding....
View ArticleBreastfeeding Support Improves in Many U.S. Hospitals
ATLANTA, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hospital support for breastfeeding has improved since 2007, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report released today. The percentage of U.S....
View ArticleBreastfeeding Support Improves in Many U.S. Hospitals - Press Release (CDC -...
(Source: CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Press Release Embargoed Until:Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 1:00 p.m. ET Contact:Media Relations (404) 639-3286 More hospitals are using a...
View ArticleKaiser Permanente Supports Breastfeeding as Healthiest Choice for Mother and...
(Source: Kaiser Permanente) With four children, Alma Lizalo of Compton, California, is a breastfeeding veteran, but even she needed a little help when her youngest child was born, and she was glad...
View ArticleLaws to protect breastfeeding inadequate in most countries (PAHO - Pan...
(Source: PAHO - Pan American Health Organization) GENEVA/NEW YORK, 9 May 2016 - A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN)...
View ArticleBlack breast-feeding gatherings battle health gaps
LINDSEY TANNER, Associated Press 11:34 p.m. EST January 31, 2015 Dalvery Blackwell, co-founder of the African American Breastfeeding Network, talks with young mothers as she holds a baby from an...
View ArticleBlack breast-feeding gatherings battle troubling health gaps
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Once a month, baby-toting young women gather in a YMCA conference room to share tips, talk about and demonstrate breast-feeding — an age-old yet sometimes shunned practice in their...
View ArticlePress Release: Breastfeeding (Jasper County, IA)
(Source: Jasper County, IA) To download/view/print a copy of this press release with pictures, please click here: Breastfeeding Week 8/3/2016 To: All Area Media and Community Partners From: Becky...
View ArticleHow breastfeeding can help address some of the world's biggest inequalities
What if mothers could tackle some of the world's most pervasive problems simply by feeding their babies? Breastfeeding advocates argue they can. August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month, with the first...
View ArticlePoor Health: When Poverty Becomes Disease (UCSF - University of California,...
(Source: UCSF - University of California, San Francisco) Talmadge King Jr., MD, dean of the UCSF School of Medicine, tells the story of an ER physician who had lost a document and was searching...
View ArticleAsk a Doc: Breastfeeding: What Do I Need to Do to be Successful? (Rochester...
(Source: Rochester General Health System) April 07, 2015 Dear Doc, I am about to have my second child. I did not breastfeed my first child because I had to go right back to work. Since then I have...
View ArticleDELAWARE ONLY THIRD STATE TO "BAN THE BAGS" DELAWARE MATERNITY FACILITIES...
(Source: State of Delaware Department of Health & Social Services) Date: July 24, 2015 DHSS-7-2015 Rita Landgraf, Secretary Andrea Wojcik, Chief of Community Relations 302-744-4907, Cell...
View Article“Our Time to Sing and Play”
Summary Thirty-seven percent of girls in Nepal marry before age 18 and 10 percent are married by age 15, in spite of the fact that the minimum age of marriage under Nepali law is 20 years of age. Boys...
View ArticlePremier Health Reaches Public Health Milestone With Maternity Care (UVMC -...
(Source: UVMC - Upper Valley Medical Center) 60 Percent of Mothers Now Breastfeed Exclusively, Significantly Higher Than State Average DAYTON (November 21, 2016) - About 60 percent of mothers...
View ArticleFlorida Hospital Receives Second Star Award (Florida Hospital System)
(Source: Florida Hospital System) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., March 3, 2016 - Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center is the only facility in the area to successfully achieve the second star award from...
View ArticleFlorida Hospital Memorial Medical Center Receives Second Star Award...
(Source: Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation) Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center Receives Second Star Award The hospital is answering the U.S. Surgeon General's call to support...
View ArticlePopular Brands Sued for Using Non-Organic and Questionable Ingredients in...
Whom can you trust when it comes to feeding your baby right? Beyond breast milk, making the right choice can be more than a little tricky. Even some organic brands of infant formula have been found to...
View ArticleWhat you’ve read about breastfeeding may not be true
(iStock) A blockbuster pair of reports published in a leading medical journal last month drove home the dogma that "breast is best," estimating that if more women breastfed their infants, hundreds of...
View ArticleSome breastfeeding advice worth ditching: US task force
--> Fri, 28 Oct 2016-01:45pm , AFP Relax News "nearly half of all mothers in the United States who initially breastfeed stop doing so by six months," said the report. Individual interventions to...
View ArticleTranscript for CDC Telebriefing: Breastfeeding Support Improves in Many U.S....
(Source: CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Press Briefing Transcript Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 1:00 PM ET Please Note:This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. OPERATOR:...
View ArticleHHC Lincoln Medical Center First Bronx Hospital to be Named “Baby-Friendly”...
(Source: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation) News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12,2015 HHC Lincoln Medical Center First Bronx Hospital to be Named "Baby-Friendly" HHC Lincoln Medical Center...
View ArticleSkin-to-skin Bond Supports Newborns' Health (Cole Memorial Hospital)
(Source: Cole Memorial Hospital) The Pediatricians and Maternity staff at Cole Memorial believe that immediate health benefits are realized when parents hold their newborns using a skin-to-skin method....
View ArticleMEDIA ADVISORY : DPH TO ANNOUNCE DELAWARE BIRTH HOSPITALS AMONG TOP IN NATION...
(Source: State of Delaware Department of Health & Social Services) Rita Landgraf, Secretary Jill Fredel, Director of Communications 302-255-9047, Pager 302-357-7498 Email: jill.fredel@state.de.us...
View ArticleHere's How Many More Babies Would Survive If Breastfeeding Were More Widespread
One of the most effective ways to curb infant mortality rates worldwide is by scaling up the number of mothers who breastfeed, research out of the U.K. concluded. The Lancet, a U.K. medical journal,...
View ArticleMalnutrition and stunting in Pakistan
With nearly 44pc of children stunted, Pakistan is on a dangerous downward trajectory. From the NewspaperPublished Dec 02, 2016 08:42am The impact Sustainable nutrition The story of Sindh The Peruvian...
View ArticleVenezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis
Summary and Recommendations Venezuela is experiencing a profound humanitarian crisis. Severe shortages of medicines and medical supplies make it extremely difficult for many Venezuelans to obtain...
View ArticleDispelling myths around breastfeeding
Breastfeeding helps a baby develop the required immunity to fight diseases and also develop a higher IQ. (Photo: Thinkstock) Recently, Delhi hosted the first edition of LactoClave 2016 where leading...
View ArticleIowa Hospitals Increase Breastfeeding Support Practices (Iowa Department of...
(Source: Iowa Department of Public Health) Hospital support for breastfeeding has improved since 2007, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report released this week. The percentage of U.S....
View ArticleNew Research Shows That Breastfeeding Matters Everywhere and Could Save...
The leading medical journal The Lancet just released a new Series on Breastfeeding with remarkable new evidence on the health and economic benefits of breastfeeding. The Lancet found that breastfeeding...
View ArticlePublic Engagement Newsletter - September 2014 (Illinois Department of Human...
(Source: Illinois Department of Human Services) 10/8/2014 VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 [COVERING JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER] Dear Friends, We hope you enjoyed your summer and had an opportunity for...
View ArticleBreastfeeding: An Investment We Can’t Afford To Miss (US Department of State)
(Source: US Department of State) Anyone who has breastfed knows a mother's milk is 'liquid gold,' and the scientific evidence for the many incredible benefits breast milk provides is stronger today...
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