Britan to pay moms to breastfeed under pilot program

LONDON - New mothers in two areas of Britain are to be paid to breastfeed their babies, it was announced Tuesday, under a trial scheme aimed at boosting the practice in poor areas where it is "stigmatized." Mums in Derbyshire, central England, and its neighbor South Yorkshire, will be offered shopping vouchers worth about $200 if they breastfeed for the first six weeks, rising to more than $300 if they continue for six months. Some 130...