Help is lagging for breast-feeding problems
Under the Affordable Care Act, insurance...
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Sheree Bega On paper, the groundbreaking document that Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi signed last August promised to be a turning point for poverty-stricken babies: it would save them by putting...
View ArticleChinese authorities encourage mothers to breast-feed their babies
With her one-day-old son propped against her in a hospital bed, Qi Wenjuan says she has no desire to feed her child with infant formula. "I don't trust baby formula," the first-time mother said, lying...
View ArticleSedgwick County offers help in creating programs for breast-feeding workers
WICHITA — The Sedgwick County Health Department is helping create programs for breast-feeding women at the workplace, which it says can help reduce absenteeism and employee turnover. Claudia...
View ArticleBreast milk is best for preemies
Breast feeding is the best form of nutrition a mother can offer her child. Whether your child is born full term or very premature, breast milk offers the best source of infant nutrition. The premature...
View ArticleExclusive Breast-Feeding Not the Norm in U.S.
FRIDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- When something's been scientifically proven as good for the body -- nourishing, boosting disease-fighting ability and more -- you might think Americans would clamor...
View ArticleHospitals need to do more to help moms breastfeed
Hospitals could and should do a lot more to help women succeed at breastfeeding, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Hospitals need to greatly...
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 ArticleBreast-Feeding in the Airport? A New Lactation Station Solution
Many of us who have breast-fed a baby know quite keenly the obstacles involved in pulling off such an intimate task in public. Even with all the nifty tools meant to provide privacy — the nursing bras...
View ArticleTime cover masks problem: Too few kids breast-fed
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — 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...
View ArticleMother's Personality Influences Breast-Feeding Decision, Study Finds
Introverted, anxious moms may need extra support, researcher says TUESDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A mother's personality can affect whether she decides to breast-feed, according to a new study....
View ArticleChinese moms encouraged to breast-feed
BEIJING With her 1-day-old son propped against her in a hospital bed nursing, Qi Wenjuan says she has no desire to feed her child with infant formula. "I don't trust baby formula," the first-time...
View ArticleExclusive Breast-Feeding Best for Baby: Experts
Pediatricians reaffirm nursing's benefits for mother and child MONDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-feeding exclusively is recommended for a baby's first six months of life, followed by...
View ArticleIs the medical community failing breast-feeding moms?
January 3, 2013 -- Updated 1220 GMT (2020 HKT) Modern medicine has almost no training, protocol or knowledge regarding lactation, one writer says. (TIME.com) -- The doctor blamed it on the baby....
View ArticleA Little Formula Might Help Breast-Feeding for Some Babies
Early study looked at newborns who were losing weight MONDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Giving small amounts of infant formula to newborns who experience significant weight loss can increase the...
View ArticleChina pushes breast-feeding as trust in formula wanes
The Associated PressBEIJING (AP)—With her 1-day-old son propped against her in a hospital bed nursing, Qi Wenjuan says she has no desire to feed her child with infant formula. “I don’t trust baby...
View ArticleChinese officials try to encourage breast-feeding after formula recalls
BEIJING — With her 1-day-old son propped against her in a hospital bed nursing, Qi Wenjuan says she has no desire to feed her child with infant formula. I dont trust baby formula, the first-time...
View ArticleFive myths about breast-feeding
In the early 1970s, less than 25 percent of new mothers tried to breast-feed their babies. By 2011, 75 percent of infants were receiving some breast milk. Mothers who don’t breast-feed are now often...
View ArticleW.Va. nursing mothers seek legal protections
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Samantha Stewart never questioned whether she would breast-feed her children once she became a mother. Don't miss these Health stories Chuck Eaton via flashesofhope.or Hospitals...
View ArticlePolicy changes encourage breast-feeding
By the time Devon Votto got to hold her first-born child, Thomas, he already had a full belly. "Without asking," nurses had given Thomas bottled formula immediately after he was delivered by...
View ArticleHospitals push breast-feeding in hopes of getting 'baby-friendly' label
After the births of her first two children, Charmaine Sharkey's neighborhood hospital gave her cans of baby formula and sent her on her way. But Sharkey tried something different when her youngest,...
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 ArticleUnited States Ranks Last on Breast-Feeding Support
Does the United States — do we — really want women to breast-feed their infants? The American Academy of Pediatrics certainly does. As do the Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleYou wont belive how benefical breastfeeding is
Breastfeeding is the most important during the first six months in a babies life. Choosing to breast or bottle feed is the most important decision for the mother and the baby. There are many...
View ArticleChina promotes breast-feeding amid tainted milk
With her 1-day-old son propped against her in a hospital bed nursing, Qi Wenjuan says she has no desire to feed her child with infant formula. "I don't trust baby formula," the first-time mother said,...
View ArticleMd. leads way on breast-feeding
For the past 21 years, the first week in August has been known as World Breastfeeding Week. Maryland, recognizing the importance of breast-feeding for both personal and public health, has annually...
View ArticleThe Ideal and the Real of Breast-Feeding
By JANE E. BRODY Concern is mounting that the “breast is best” dogma is creating undeserved guilt and serious hardships for a growing number of new mothers, many of whom work full time and cannot...
View ArticleBreast-feeding push gives rise to risky sites
When her daughter was born about a month ago, Amy Vincze wanted to breast-feed her. The first-time Oakland mother knew about all the benefits - how the milk would give little Skye immune protection,...
View ArticleHealth Net Promotes Benefits of Breastfeeding (Health Net Inc)
(Source: Health Net Inc) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2013-- August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is supporting this annual initiative, which is...
View ArticleHealth Net Promotes Benefits of Breastfeeding
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is supporting this annual initiative, which is spearheaded by the United States Breastfeeding...
View ArticleObamacare And Your Breasts: Overcoming The Challenges
Aug 4, 2013 4:45 am - by Joy Kosak The Affordable Care Act offers breastfeeding support and supplies to new moms—but navigating the insurance system to get the best breast pump can be daunting, writes...
View ArticleGuest: Fund breastfeeding visitations
Earlier this month, Sarasota Memorial Hospital eliminated its innovative Mother-Baby Lactation Nurse Home Visitation Program. "Since roughly half of our OB patients are Medicaid, the Women and...
View ArticleCDC: Few hospitals support breast-feeding
Most hospitals in the United States -- including those in Pittsburgh -- don't adequately support breast-feeding mothers, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
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 ArticleNursing moms might find it easier to pump at work
HONOLULU (AP) — Breastfeeding mothers could find it easier to pump milk at work under a bill before the state House. The measure would require businesses with 20 or more employees to make reasonable...
View ArticleSeattle considers law to protect breast-feeding mothers
As a social worker specializing in infant and maternal care, Camie Goldhammer was convinced of the health benefits of breast-feeding babies. When she had her own children and sometimes nursed in...
View ArticleWhite House Reporter Starts Breast Feeding At 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Posted: March 8, 2013 The White House and breast feeding are two words that typically don’t go together but don’t tell that to political reporter and new mom Rachel Rose Hartman. Hartman has a new...
View ArticleDrive to breast-feed babies for 6 months
In an effort to combat malnutrition in infants, the government has embarked on a two-year campaign to have 40 percent of mothers exclusively breast-feeding for at least the first six months. Speaking...
View ArticleMany Breast-Feeding Moms Unaware Of Health Law Help
This story was produced in partnership with New moms crave information, whether it’s car-seat safety ratings, the pros and cons of pacifiers or how best to sooth a colicky infant. So it’s a little...
View ArticleInsurers' breast pump plan helps babies receive mom's best medicine
More vulnerable babies are getting their mothers medicine now that the states largest health insurer provides breast pumps to moms of infants in neonatal intensive care units. Kimberly Morris of...
View ArticleBreast-feeding saves
Thank you for the news story "Racial divide persists in Pittsburgh's infant mortality rate" (Jan. 3 and TribLIVE.com)! As a board-certified pediatrician, anything that calls attention to the health of...
View ArticleLaurie Gwyn Breast-feeding offers benefits for babies, moms
Breast-feeding is one of the best ways to ensure a healthy start for your baby. It is a wonderful gift that provides great emotional satisfaction and bonding with your baby, while also providing...
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 ArticleObamacare’s breastfeeding boom a bust for some
Sleep-deprived, sore-breasted moms of fussy newborns don’t want to be told their nursing difficulties are normal, or that they’ll resolve in time. "I needed help," said Dia Fuller, who shelled out $60...
View ArticleBreast-Feeding Services Lag the Law
By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS Under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies are required to pay for breast pumps and counseling for new mothers to address breast-feeding problems. The aim is to...
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