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Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk -- Work Group on Breastfeeding ...
Human Milk, Breastfeeding, and Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in the United States Pediatrics, November 1, 2003; 112(5): 1196 - 1205. [Abstract] [Full Text] ...
La Leche League International
Nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed.
Promotion of Mother's Milk (ProMoM)
Provides articles, message boards, and advice about breastfeeding.
Lact-Aid
- Featuring the Lact-Aid Nursing Trainer System for mothers who worry about low milk supply. Site also contains an online library, bookstore, and bibliography on breastfeeding and related topics.
Banking on Breastmilk
- General information on uses of human milk and milk bank donations. Includes contact information for milk banks in North America.
Breastfeeding Matters
- Promotes breastfeeding on southern Vancouver Island. Includes goals, information about events, and milk bank information.
Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk
- The American Academy of Pediatrics official policy regarding guidelines for nursing infants
breastfeeding milk News
Breastfeeding tied to stronger lungs, less asthma
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who were breastfed as babies may have better lung function, and a lower risk of asthma, than those who were formula-fed, two new reports suggest. Researchers said that past studies have found conflicting results when it comes to the effects of breastfeeding on kids' lungs, with some research suggesting that moms with asthma who breastfeed may be putting their ...
Read more...Hey Zuckerberg, let us post breastfeeding photos
MP Gail Gago will write to the Facebook asking that a ban on photos of breastfeeding mums be overturned.
Read more...Facebook removes breastfeeding pics
ANGRY mums will protest at Facebook's Australian offices after the social network suspended users who had posted images of themselves breastfeeding.
Read more...Facebook bans breastfeeding pics
ANGRY mums have organised a protest at Facebook's Australian offices after the social network suspended users who had posted images of themselves breastfeeding.
Read more...Milk Truck spreads breastfeeding news
PITTSBURGH — Picture a boxy old delivery truck with a huge pink breast on top. The nipple is a flashing red light. Its the Milk Truck, spreading the message that nursing mothers have the need and the right to feed their infants in public. J...
Read more...Study: Breastfeeding Strengthens Children's Lungs
A study published by the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reverses some earlier thinking that breastfeeding by mothers with asthma might increase the child's risk for the disease. The study found breastfeeding strengthens children's lungs, even if the mother has asthma. Here are details about breastfeeding and lung health in children.
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