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Study Gives Clues for Preventing Early NEC

June 3, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

Although necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal medical emergency occurring in premature babies, forty years of research has failed to decipher its origin or decrease its rates. Now, a new study by a Utah-based research team may shed some light on ... (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)

Chemicals in Breastmilk: Cause for Concern?

March 12, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

If you’re among those concerned about chemicals in breastmilk—you’re not alone. Libby MacDonald in—The Toxic Sandbox—a book and blog by the same name, questions the safety of breastfeeding by U.S. mothers, citing a ... (read more)

Revised Food Packages Benefit Breastfeeding Mothers and Babies

March 6, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 2 questions or comments

In December 2007, baby gooroo® announced the much anticipated and long awaited release of an Interim Rule calling for significant changes (the first in more than 25 years!) in ... (read more)

Are Human Milk Fortifiers the Answer?

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

Human milk is designed for human babies. Cow milk is designed for calves. Cat milk is designed for kittens. Bear milk is designed for cubs. And the list goes on... Human milk has everything human babies need—most human babies that is. The phrase, got milk, ... (read more)

Searching for a Magic Bullet

February 12, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

Got milk, but not enough? You're not alone. As the number of breastfeeding mothers has increased, so too has the incidence of insufficient milk and along with it an increase in the use of galactagogues—substances that reportedly increase milk production. But do they ... (read more)

Oh, to Live in Oregon

February 11, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | 2 questions or comments

Not only is Oregon listed among the five states with the highest breastfeeding rates by the Centers for Disease Control, but the city of Portland has also ... (read more)

Got Milk?

February 1, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

If you are among the 500,000 mothers who give birth prematurely each year, your answer to the question, "Got milk?" may be, "Not yet." A group of Australian researchers recently investigated the effect of preterm birth and antenatal corticosteroids ... (read more)

Ideas Reap Rewards

January 15, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 2 questions or comments

In 1951, Jack Alter, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, school teacher, had an idea—to provide needs-based loans to fellow teachers. Today Advanta is a successful financial services company, with nearly 1,000 employees and well over 1 million small business customers nationwide. It all started ... (read more)

Methadone Compatible With Breastfeeding

January 7, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 6 questions or comments

Researchers at John Hopkins University recently studied the effect of methadone on breastfeeding infants. Two groups of women undergoing methadone treatment for drug addiction were included in the study—one group breastfed the other formula-fed. On days 1, 2, 3, 4, 14, and ... (read more)

Global Breastfeeding

January 7, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

The words protect, promote, and support are found in numerous breastfeeding documents. The phrase was first introduced in 1981 in Sweden by Dr. Ted Greiner, a husband, father, educator, nutritionist, consultant, and breastfeeding advocate extraordinaire. The language was quickly adopted by the United Nations ... (read more)

Handbook for Health Care Providers

December 21, 2007 by Amy Spangler | 2 questions or comments

Are breastfeeding and codeine compatible? Is it ever safe to drink alcohol while breastfeeding? What are the risks to the baby if the mother uses marijuana while pregnant or breastfeeding? If a woman continues to take an antidepressant during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, how will it affect ... (read more)

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