Peace Umutoni has four children and works full time as an administrative officer. When her youngest was born seven months ago, Umutoni was able to stay home and breastfeed him, thanks to 12 weeks of paid maternity leave stipulated by Rwandan law. Now back at work, she’s taking advantage of the two 30-minute breaks provided […]
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Breastfeeding, boozing & brain damage: Study reveals major risk factor for babies
A study in Australia has found that women who drink alcohol while breastfeeding may be doing unwitting damage to their children’s brains. It recommends mothers abstain from booze until their baby is fully weaned. READ MORE: Russia stood up for breastfeeding protection when other countries yielded to US pressure – activist Researchers at Macquarie University […]
Trump says the U.S. is not against breastfeeding, calls New York Times story ‘fake news’
President Donald Trump says the U.S. opposed a World Health Assembly breastfeeding resolution because it called for limits on the promotion of infant formula, not because of objections to breastfeeding.
Online tumult over breastfeeding photo challenges stigmas, highlights hurdles
A photo of a hockey player breastfeeding her baby between periods has riled social media, and that uproar has some lactation experts bemoaning how such a natural act continues to be sexualized and shamed.
‘We’re failing some children:’ Women struggling to put food on table may be less likely to keep breastfeeding
Canadian women who worry about making ends meet are less likely to continue to breastfeed their baby compared with other women, say researchers who are calling for more supports for vulnerable families.
Breastfeeding appears to cut risk of Type 2 diabetes in women
A 30-year national study in the U.S. says women who breastfeeding for six months or longer seem to have a lower risk of developing diabetes.
Moms Shared The Most Absurd Crap People Have Said To Them While Breastfeeding
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Rich or poor, all countries fail to support breastfeeding: UN
Boosting the breastfeeding rate to 50 per cent by 2025 would save the lives of 520,000 young children, UN-backed study says. CBC | Health News
Breastfeeding senator breaks taboo, makes history in Aussie parliament
Published time: 10 May, 2017 20:01 An Australian senator has made history, while causing a few heads to explode, by breastfeeding her baby in parliament. Instead of breastfeeding on the job, maybe she could’ve stayed home with her infant child like a decent mother. — Kitten Nationalist (@cationalism) May 10, 2017 @cnni Kudos! Here’s to […]
Experts say we need to stop calling breastfeeding ‘natural’
Public health advocates often use the phrase natural in their attempts to promote breast-feeding. As a marketing strategy, it’s a shrewd move. Most mothers will feel at least a little bit guilty about going the “unnatural” route and will be too tired to question the speciousness of what’s being implied. But as a public health strategy, […]
