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: Ten Hospitals Learn About Ten Steps and Other Ways to Support Breastfeeding
With funding from the NYC Community Transformation Grant, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is helping hospitals support and promote breastfeeding through the NYC Breastfeeding Hospital Collaborative (NYC BHC). Breastfeeding exclusively for at least the first six months of life…
The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)-Office of Womens Health, launches a campaign to promote breastfeeding among African American women.
http://www.womenshealth.gov/ItsOnlyNatural/Planning-Ahead/index.html
Infant formula contributes to malnourishment – UNICEF
(From 3News, New Zealand)
August is
National Breastfeeding Month 2012
“Everyone Can Help Make Breastfeeding Easier”: 20 Actions in 20 Days
The medical evidence shows that breastfeeding lowers the baby’s risk of infections, diarrhea, SIDS, obesity, diabetes, asthma, and
childhood leukemia, and lowers the mother’s risk of breast and ovarian cancers and diabetes.
(From the US Breastfeeding Committee)
Seattle eyes law to make breastfeeding in public a civil right
Would make it illegal to ask a woman to cover up or stop breastfeeding
Nirvana Jennette, Mom Forced Out Of Church For Breastfeeding, Aims To Change Georgia Law
(From WSAV, via Huffington Post)
When is baby too old to breastfeed?
Ask the Pediatrician column
(From The Globe and Mail, Toronto)
Breastfeeding campaign video from New Zealand.
Be a Star, a breastfeeding campaign in the UK aimed at young moms (featuring Laura Taylor, 19 yo. when the video was made).
From the City of Milwaukee Health Department
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