One of the surprising ways to boost breast-feeding rates among new moms may involve formula, according to the latest research.
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Family MattersBreast-Feeding
Breastfeeding’s Role in Controlling Obesity Is Weakened
Breastfeeding is no magic bullet against obesity, according to research that contradicts previously held beliefs about the scope of human milk’s capability.
The Connection Between Dirty Diapers and Childhood Health
Cesarean sections and breast feeding can have lifelong effects on a baby’s health, and researchers may have uncovered why.
Family MattersBreast-Feeding
20 Ways to Make Breast-Feeding Easier
This week, the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee launched a month-long campaign enlisting everyone — not just moms — to increase breast-feeding rates
Bloomberg’s Breast-Feeding Nudge: Why Locking Up Formula Is a Bad Idea
Dr. Amy Tuteur says that New York City’s campaign to promote breast-feeding by restricting new moms’ access to baby formula is profoundly out of touch with the realities of motherhood. Find out why on our companion blog Ideas.
Family MattersBreast-Feeding
Bloomberg’s Breast-Feeding Plan: Will Locking Up Formula Help New Moms?
New York City is calling on hospitals to lock up infant formula like medication and lecture new mothers about the benefits of the breast. Is that going too far? Maybe not
Family MattersBreast-Feeding
What Mitt Romney Has to Do with Breast-Feeding and Infant Formula
Massachusetts has become the second state in the country whose hospitals ban free formula gifts to new moms — more than six years after then-Gov. Mitt Romney overturned the state’s first attempt to institute a ban. What happened?
Family MattersBreast-Feeding
Why Most Moms Don’t Reach Their Own Breast-Feeding Goals
American women’s low breast-feeding rates aren’t due to lack of desire, a new study finds. Moms say they want to breast-feed, but they end up falling short of their goals. Experts believe it’s due to lack of support.
Family MattersParenting
Q&A: Celeb Mom Jenna Elfman on Breast-Feeding and Buying Organic on a Budget
Actress Jenna Elfman recently hosted 60 new and expectant moms at her house for a crash course in non-toxic living and why breast-feeding is “awesome.”
Family MattersBreast-Feeding
Can a Formula Company Really Promote Breast-Feeding and Fight Child Obesity?
Breast-feeding advocates say the partnership between Newark, N.J., and Nestle — a major baby formula maker — to reduce childhood obesity and promote breast-feeding is inappropriate, like “R.J. Reynolds sponsoring an exercise program.”
Family MattersParenting
How Beyoncé’s Public Breast-Feeding Changes the Nursing-in-Public Debate
When Beyoncé breast-fed Blue Ivy at a restaurant, was she intentionally making a statement about a woman’s right to nurse in public?
Family MattersParenting
Is Breast-Feeding “Lewd Behavior”? Angry Moms in Georgia Fight Back
After Nirvana Jennette’s pastor compared her breast-feeding her baby in church to stripping, Jennette got fed up. Now, a nurse-in’s scheduled for Monday, and advocates are trying to overhaul Georgia’s public breast-feeding law.
Family MattersInfancy
Why Pediatricians Say Breast-Feeding is About Public Health, Not Just Lifestyle
The American Academy of Pediatrics subtly turns the tables on the breast-feeding conversation with its updated guidelines. No longer is infant nutrition simply a lifestyle choice; it’s now a public health issue.
