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How Safe is Your Baby’s Car Seat?

May 30, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | No questions or comments

If there is one thing I have learned since becoming a mother, it is that there is always going to be something I want to protect my daughter from. This little lesson in parenting was only reinforced when I received a recent email from ... (read more)

The Story of Stuff

May 13, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

What country has 5 percent of the world's population, but consumes 30 percent of the world's resources, and produces 30 percent of the world's waste? If you guessed the United States, you're right. The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard ... (read more)

“Opt In” For Safety

March 30, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | 1 question or comment

I know I am not the only mother who feels like the most evil being in the world when I help the nurses hold my baby still for the vaccinations that come with her well baby checkup appointments.“I’m sorry, sweetie,” I say, as I ... (read more)

Moms Getting Mixed Messages

February 16, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | 2 questions or comments

Any woman who has given birth in a hospital setting probably came home from her stay with a very mixed message contained in the free samples of formula provided—breastfeeding is best—but here’s some formula for when/if you change your mind. Not exactly the ... (read more)

A New Call for Warning Labels on Infant Formula

January 31, 2008 by Barbara Behrmann | 1 question or comment

Manufacturers of infant formula have a long and sordid reputation for engaging in deceptive marketing techniques and advertising campaigns. So it should come as little surprise to breastfeeding advocates that formula companies are once again being challenged for deceiving ... (read more)

When Did Lactivists Become “Militant”?

January 29, 2008 by Heidi Green | 2 questions or comments

Here we go again. Just when things seem to have quieted down a bit, another person has stepped forward with some strongly-worded charges against breastfeeding supporters aka advocates. I refer to Brendan O’Neill’s recent piece in The Guardian. Have you ... (read more)

Formula Standards Challenged

January 15, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

There’s a storm brewing on the other side of the Atlantic. At the center: New regulations for breastmilk substitutes, particularly those related to its labeling and advertising. The United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has established ... (read more)

No Breastfeeding?

January 2, 2008 by Heidi Green | 7 questions or comments

Go, Mothering magazine! According to The Patriot Ledger’s Dana Barbuto, “more than half” of the images in Mothering magazine show mom breastfeeding baby. She thinks this is cause for concern. If you ask me, it is cause for ... (read more)

Accommodating Breastfeeding Mothers

December 2, 2007 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

In a commentary published November 28, 2007 on Concurring Opinions, Sarah Waldeck explores the facts and unintended consequences surrounding a recent decision by the Massachusetts appeals court. In a 26-page ruling titled, Currier v. National Board of Medical ... (read more)

Bill Maher: Petty and Parochial

September 20, 2007 by Amy Spangler | 3 questions or comments

Bill Maher, the host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, has taken the controversy over breastfeeding in public to new heights with the release of his New Rules. Key among them - "Don't show me your tits." This particular ... (read more)

Babies Were Born to be Breastfed

August 31, 2007 by Amy Spangler | 7 questions or comments

Washington Post staff writers Marc Kauffman and Christopher Lee report that the National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign may have fallen victim to political pressure by the formula industry. According to the report, "In an effort to tone down blunt ads, ... (read more)

Hospital Gift Bags

February 28, 2007 by Amy Spangler | 2 questions or comments

Efforts to ban the distribution of gift bags by hospitals is gaining momentum. According to Rachel Zimmerman, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal.com, "For some newborns, there's no more lunch on the corporate ... (read more)

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