Family MattersParenting
If you’re a nursing mother being made to feel uncomfortable for breast-feeding your baby in public, you might want to consider moving to Pittsburgh. On Sept. 17, that city will unveil a mobile sanctuary for breast-feeding moms. …
Family MattersCulture
Little girls love mimicking their mommies. They clomp around in high heels, push toy Dyson vacuums and tenderly strap stuffed animals into baby strollers. Big sisters — and brothers — who see their mothers nursing a new baby …
Family MattersPregnancy
As if there weren’t already enough tension between bottle-feeding and breast-feeding moms, now a researcher at the State University of New York at Albany is courting controversy by suggesting that bottle-feeding is associated …
The benefits of breast-feeding seem limitless. It’s been linked to improved brain development and better immunity in babies; less postpartum depression and lower cancer risk in mothers; and better mother-infant bonding. Now a new review of recent research offers another reason for new mothers to nurse: protection against sudden infant …
Family MattersParenting
If the United States wants to significantly increase its breast-feeding rates, extending women’s maternity leave would be a good place to start, according to new research published today in the journal Pediatrics.
Family MattersInfancy
The secret to mother-baby bonding might be breast milk, according to new research that determines that breast-feeding mothers are more likely than formula-feeding moms to bond with their infants in the months after they’re …
Family MattersParenting
There’s no doubt that breasts are sexualized in our society, even when they’re doing what they’re designed for — feeding babies. And that’s not sitting well with breast-feeding advocates who are angry that Facebook has …
Family MattersParenting
Breast-feeding is a demanding undertaking. It takes time, and lots of it, and some mothers are barely able to produce enough milk. But others find themselves with milk to share, and these days, they’re being wooed by two very …
Family MattersParenting
Boobs and bosses: it’s a combination that can unsettle even the savviest supervisor. That’s why the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a widespread “request for information” from employees, employers and …
Family MattersParenting
Nursing mothers, rejoice: Uncle Sam will now subsidize your breast pumps. For years, the Internal Revenue Service has insisted that breast pumps — relied upon by many working moms so that their babies can eat when they’re not …
Family MattersParenting
That breast-feeding is good for mom and baby is old news, which is why U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin didn’t focus on that when she issued her first “Call to Action” last week.
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