Special Report - How Big Formula bought China
By Alexandra Harney SHANGHAI (Reuters) - In the two days after Lucy Yang gave birth at Peking University Third Hospital in August 2012, doctors and nurses told the 33-year-old technology executive...
View ArticleUK Will Pay Moms To Breastfeed Babies Instead of Using Formula
Breastfeeding, although nutritionally superior to formula, is a big commitment. It means navigating what can sometimes be a painful and...
View ArticleNew mothers are not being warned about potentially life-threatening...
Mothers who have just given birth are not being warned of postnatal problems which could put their lives at risk if undetected, according to new research by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). Nearly...
View ArticleFrom Babes to Boobs
After the screenings of our 2008 documentary The Business of Being Born, there would invariably be one or two questions from the audience about related topics such as "did either of you circumcise...
View ArticleHospitals Need to Teach Women to Breastfeed
Nov 14, 2013 4:45 am - by Malika Shah Training nurses and hospital staff to teach breastfeeding techniques in the hours after birth could spare women a huge amount of frustration, says Malika Shah....
View ArticleBreastfeeding: The End Of The Road?
This morning I woke up when Harlow started crying at around 6:30am. I picked her up out of her crib and changed her diaper in the hallway, because I didn't want to wake Mazzy by changing her in their...
View ArticleMother Says Judge Ordered Her To Stop Breastfeeding So Baby's Dad Can Have...
A Pennsylvania mother is furious this week after she says a judge ordered her to stop breastfeeding so that the father of her daughter could have overnight visits with the child. Jessica Moser, a...
View ArticleBreastfeeding basics: how much does baby formula cost families?
Infant formula costs add up, quickly. Babies who do not breastfeed will need a certain amount of prepared ounces of formula every day. To determine (roughly) how much formula a baby needs, one must...
View ArticleBreastfeeding bribes are loathsome. Please give the money to midwives
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View ArticleThe failure of comprehensive schools is a result of poor teaching methods
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View ArticleBreast-is-best lactivists stir guilt in poor hassled mums
New mothers in low-income areas will receive up to £200 of store vouchers in return for proof of breastfeeding. Researchers from the University of Sheffield say the trial scheme is an attempt to...
View ArticleBreastfeeding FAQs
In partnership with http://www.womenshealth.gov Q: Is my baby getting enough vitamin D? A: Vitamin D is needed to build strong bones. All infants and children should get at least 400 International...
View ArticleBreastfeeding FAQs from CDC
Q: Is my baby getting enough vitamin D? A: Vitamin D is needed to build strong bones. All infants and children should get at least 400 International Units (IU) of vitamin D each day. To meet this...
View ArticleBreastfeeding bribery sends out all the wrong messages
Breastfeeding is difficult enough without someone bribing you do it. I was horrified to read of NHS plans to 'encourage' new mums to see that breast really is best by offering them £200 in shopping...
View ArticleShould we be encouraging new mums to milk the state?
Related Articles Mothers 'bribed to breastfeed' by NHS with £200 shopping vouchers 12 Nov 2013 From breastfeeding to beheadings: What's ok on Facebook? 22 Oct 2013 Breastfeeding bribes are loathsome....
View ArticleLondon best for breastfeeding and fewer mothers-to-be are smokers
The proportion of women who breastfeed has risen from 66 per cent in 2005/06 to 74 per cent in 2012/13. London had the highest rate of new mothers starting breastfeeding; 87 per cent last year,...
View Article‘Skin-to-skin contact helps breastfeeding’
London - Cuddling a baby immediately after birth helps new mothers breastfeed successfully, according to researchers. A study shows that women who had already planned to breastfeed before the delivery...
View ArticleWhere are the supportive breastfeeding policies?
New moms are told “breast is best” ad nauseam. The message to breastfeed is on posters and fliers in doctors’ offices, and repeated by healthcare workers and politicians alike. Yet physical, social...
View ArticleMore Scottish women give birth in UNICEF UK accredited hospitals than in...
(Source: UNICEF UK) As the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Conference opens in Glasgow, rising breastfeeding rates continue to save lives and address pressing health issues across Scotland New figures...
View ArticleIs it right to pay people to be healthy?
Offering people financial incentives to adopt healthy behaviour is a controversial area of public policy. People understandably question why some people should be paid for doing something that many...
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