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Nurse Breastfeeds Baby After Mother Is Injured in Car Accident
Who said wet nursing was a thing of the past? A nurse at a Jerusalem hospital stepped up to nourish a baby whose parents had been in a crash. When a mother was seriously injured and the father killed...
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Sugars in Breast Milk Contain Non-Toxic Antibiotic Properties
Antibiotic resistance is a growing and pervasive issue in the world of health and pharmaceuticals. Scientists believe that breast milk could contain the solution. In fact, we already know that...
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Breastfeeding May Provide Some Protection Against Hyperactivity During...
Breastfeeding offers numerous benefits to both mom and baby. In fact, the U.S. Department of Health indicates that breastfeeding protects infants from respiratory infections, diarrhea, and ear...
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Mom Pumped and Shared Breastmilk to Make Lattes at Burning Man
Breasts, though most often sexualized, are designed to feed babies. That is their purpose. Yet, when women nurse and must pump because they are away from their hungry little ones, many are made to feel...
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8 Tips for Weaning Your Baby Off the Breast
Breastfeeding is an intimate and bonding experience – one that baby benefits from and most moms enjoy. Of course, like all good things, nursing must eventually end. Sometimes because mom must return to...
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Study Finds That Any Breastfeeding Cuts SIDS Risk – Even When Used with Formula
Research has long suggested that breastfeeding can cut an infant’s risk of SIDS in half, but a new study shows that even just some nursing can help. In fact, the scientists found that just two months...
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Nicole Curtis is Forced to Defend Her Right to Nurse 30-Month-Old Son During...
For most women, the choice to feed by bottle or breast is personal. So is the decision on when to wean and how. Yet, for Nicole Curtis, the decision to nurse her 2½-year-old son, Harper, is up for...
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Breastfeeding Jaundice – What Every Nursing Mom Needs to Know
Nursing moms may hear the term “jaundice” and cringe, but few truly understand it. Much of this could is the way that pediatricians often respond to breastfeeding jaundice. Some ask the mother to cease...
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Northern England Offers New Moms Cash To Breastfeed Longer
Because physicians and health organizations worldwide have long encouraged breastfeeding as the best way to give balanced nutrition and provide infants with critical antibodies, it’s worrisome that...
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Experts Say Eating Spicy Foods While Nursing Can Develop and Mature Baby’s...
If pregnancy (and the heartburn that often accompanies it) kept you from enjoying spicy foods, and you are now avoiding them because of breastfeeding, experts say you can indulge! In fact, spicy foods,...
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Study: 1 in 5 Babies In High-Income Countries Not Breastfed At All
Earlier this month Unicef revealed the number of babies missing out on breastfeeding remains high, particularly among the world’s richest countries. Worldwide, they say, approximately 7.6 million...
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Police Officer Breast Feeds Abandoned Baby
Breastmilk is the universal food of all babies. One female police officer did what came naturally to her when an abandoned baby was brought to the police station in Bangalore, India. The newborn baby...
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Jollibee Supervisor Breastfeeds Abandoned Newborn
For the second time in as many weeks, a nursing mom has come to the rescue of a needy baby. Jesica Verano, an employee at Jollibee, told abs-cbn a traffic enforcer brought the baby into the store and...
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Police Office Breastfeeds Hungry Baby in Hospital
Nursing moms are incredible. We’ve seen story after story of these women stepping up and helping other infants while out in the community. When officer Celeste Jaqueline Ayala heard a baby’s cries...
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Marijuana & Breast Milk – How Long Does It Stay?
Now that marijuana is legal in many states and all of Canada, whether or not it has an affect on nursing babies is a contentious point. It is estimated that it takes about two to three hours to get one...
View ArticleFlight Attendant Nurses Passenger’s Hungry Baby On Flight
When a mom on her flight told her she was out of formula for her baby one flight attendant offered her own milk to quell the baby. Patrisha Organo shared the story on her personal Facebook page...
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Relaxation Therapy Could Reduce Maternal Stress and Improve Breastfeeding...
Pediatricians and government organizations recommend that mothers breastfeed for at least the first six months; following this guideline can boost immunity, and it may protect a child from problems...
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New Studies to Examine How COVID-19 May Impact Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
First appearing in November of last year, COVID-19 is a new and potentially deadly virus. We have no idea how to protect against it, no proven drugs to treat it, and we are still learning about how it...
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Nurse Breastfeeds Baby Whose Mother Was Injured In Crash
Would you nurse a baby in need? Most moms with milk would scream a resounding yes. This is exactly what happened at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center when an infant in their care was inconsolable...
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Study Finds Microplastics in Breast Milk For the First Time
There is no denying that the increase in plastics in our world has an effect on every level of our health. And while breastmilk is lauded as the best you can offer to your baby as they grow, it has now...
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Nursing Zookeeper Teaches Orangutan How To Breastfeed Her Baby
When Zoe the orangutan gave birth to her first baby at the Metro Richmond Zoo Taavi, her baby, had to be hand-raised after she failed to nurse him and hold him properly. Hoping for a better outcome...
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Fathers Have a Critical Role in Sleep Safety and Breastfeeding Success
Few studies look at the integral role that fathers play in the lives of their children, but one recently published in the journal Pediatrics highlights just how important they really are. Researchers...
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Breastfeeding Benefits Moms’ Heart and Metabolic Health for at Least Three...
A recent study conducted in South Australia has revealed the surprising benefits of breastfeeding for maternal health. The study showed that breastfeeding for at least six months can lower the risk of...
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New Study Reveals Why Breastmilk is the Best for Babies
Researchers from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, in collaboration with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, have made a groundbreaking discovery about the composition of breastmilk. In...
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New Study Reveals How a Newborn’s Cry Triggers Breast Milk Release in Mothers
How does a baby’s cry trigger your milk to flow? This is a question parents have had for decades. In a study released this week, Researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine have made a...
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College of Public Health Study Highlights the Importance of Vitamin B-12...
Babies and children rely on essential vitamins, such as vitamin B-12, to support their brain and body development. However, low levels of vitamin B-12 can occur in infants if their mothers have...
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Breastfeeding Benefits Brain Development, According to CU Boulder Research
While breastfeeding can create a strong bond between mother and child, the breast milk itself contains all the necessary nutrients, antibodies, and hormones needed to promote healthy growth and...
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Study Looks At B12 Supplement Timing For Breastfeeding Moms
Breastfeeding benefits both mother and baby. Breast milk provides unique and essential nutrition for infants, including antibodies that protect against infections. It also supports the healthy...
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Breast-feeding Athletes At Paris Olympics Will Have Designated Space To Nurse
Traditionally the Olympics has not been overly accommodating to new moms. Children are not allowed in the Olympic Village which posed a challenge for athletes who are breastfeeding. In an important...
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Study – Breast Changes During Pregnancy Give Insight Into Milk Supply
One of the most common concerns that mothers face while breastfeeding is having a low breast milk supply. While there are plenty of resources and strategies to increase your supply from pumping after...
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