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A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three.

 

~Grantly Dick-Read

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Positive Breastfeeding News, 8-13 August

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How Breastfeeding Could Help Fight Hunger, Poverty, Other Global Issues - It will cost between $3.3 trillion and $4.5 trillion a year to end hunger, eliminate poverty and achieve 15 other ambitious goals the U.N. hopes to reach by 2030. But getting help meeting the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals could come from an overlooked resource ― breastfeeding.

Lactation bill signed into law in New York City - This time next year, nursing moms in New York City will have guaranteed access to a private space in which to breastfeed or pump at public places around the five boroughs.

Exclusive Breastfeeding Project Successful In Kaduna – UNICEF - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has described the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (CIYCF) project in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria, as a huge success. According to Dr Florence Oni, most communities in the area have embraced breast-feeding and adopted proper complementary feeding.

28 Stunning Photos That Empower Moms To Breastfeed In Public - Leilani Rogers has dedicated her life to helping other moms overcome their fear and pushing back against the stigma around breastfeeding in public. In 2014, she founded the Public Breastfeeding Awareness Project (PBAP) ― an initiative through which she showcases breastfeeding photography to raise awareness about the intolerance that nursing moms often face and to normalize the sight of nursing in public.

13 Famous Moms Who Have No Time For Breastfeeding Shamers - These celebrity mamas have an important message for anyone who shames women for breastfeeding.

RESEARCH NEWS

Four Years Later: Rural Mothers’ and Employers’ Perspectives on Breastfeeding Barriers Following the Passage of the Affordable Care Act - For the working rural mother, one key source of support for breastfeeding is the employer. The purpose of this article was to examine workplace barriers and facilitators to breastfeeding in a small rural American community following the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010.

Community Rates of Breastfeeding Initiation: A Geospatial Analysis of Kentucky - This study aimed to describe how community rates of breastfeeding initiation vary in geographic space, highlighting “hot spots” and “cool spots” of initiation and exploring the potential connections between race, socioeconomic status, and urbanization levels on these patterns.

Infant and young child feeding practices differ by ethnicity of Vietnamese mothers - Limited studies have examined ethnic variation in breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in developing countries. This study investigated ethnic variation in feeding practices in mothers with children 0–23 months old in Vietnam.

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