Breastfeeding Archives – Page 4 of 9

NYC Tries to Toughen Up on Infant Formula Freebies

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● August 7, 2012

Breastfeeding Awareness Week, which ends Aug. 8, finds New York City trying to enforce state regulations that limit infant-formula giveaways by hospitals. “Latch on NYC” starts Sept. 3 and involves 27 city hospitals.

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Lactation Consultants Need to Diversify Yesterday

By Kimberly Allers ● Health & Science ● August 2, 2012

One obvious solution to closing the breastfeeding gap is getting more African American faces in the room who can relate to black moms, says Kimberly Seals Allers. Organizations need to step up efforts to focus on cultural inclusion. First of two parts.

Obama Supports Same-Sex Marriages; N.C. Bans Them

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● May 12, 2012

Court Halts Abortion Law; Yemenis Attack Veil-less

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● May 5, 2012

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Work of Breastfeeding Moms Unwaged, Unvalued

By Selma James & Phoebe Jones Schellenberg ● Arts & Culture ● April 15, 2012

Selma James’ “Sex, Class and Race: The Perspective of Winning,” is a collection of her writings from 1952-2011. In this excerpt from “The Milk of Human Kindness,” James and a co-author assert women are the greatest producers of food worldwide.

Black Breastfeeding Advocacy: It Takes All Styles

By Kimberly Allers ● Uncategorized ● February 23, 2012

Stereotypes within the African American community can marginalize some would-be breastfeeding mothers. Kimberly Seals Allers says health benefits should be the all-important focus; not personal styles in dressing, eating or caring for your hair.

Prop 8 Overturned; Staples Slams Breastfeeding

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● February 11, 2012

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Pittsburgh’s ‘Milk Truck’ Brakes for Nursing Moms

By Jean E. Herskowitz ● Arts & Culture ● January 13, 2012

Pittsburgh artist Jill Miller converted an ice-cream truck into a roaming piece of pop-art that can also serve as a lactation-break room. After a strong start politically, she’s applying for nonprofit status to get funding grants rolling.

Infant-Formula Companies Milk U.S. Food Program

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● November 7, 2011

The U.S. is joining a global consensus about the public-health importance of breast milk. But a federal agency with huge sway over infant nutrition still distributes more than half the infant formula sold in the nation. A special investigation of infant formula and WIC.

When ‘Breast is Best’ Is Not Enough

By Kimberly Allers ● Health & Science ● August 26, 2011

For all the promotion of breastfeeding, U.S. women are not responding well to the “breast is best” message, says Kimberly Seals Allers. It’s time to clear the air and talk about all the other factors–beside nutrition–that affect a mother’s feeding choice.