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Why should I breastfeed?

Dr Douglas Street, Contributor It's a good time to take another look at why breastfeeding (not just breast milk) is so highly recommended. In recent times, even the governmental agencies have seen it...

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Breastfeeding helps infants and moms, saves money

Three out of four new mothers in the United States start out breastfeeding, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but by the end of six months, only 43 percent of...

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How breastfed babies will climb social ladder

London - Breastfeeding improves a child's chance of climbing the social ladder and becoming a successful adult, according to a long-term study. The analysis of more than 34 000 people born in the 1950s...

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‘Skin-to-skin contact helps breastfeeding’

London - Cuddling a baby immediately after birth helps new mothers breastfeed successfully, according to researchers. A study shows that women who had already planned to breastfeed before the delivery...

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Does work interfere with breastfeeding?

New York - The sooner a new mother goes back to work after giving birth, the less likely she is to breastfeed her baby, according to a US study. Mothers in the study, published in Pediatrics, who went...

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Health Net Promotes Benefits of Breastfeeding (Health Net Inc)

(Source: Health Net Inc) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2013-- August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is supporting this annual initiative, which is spearheaded...

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All about breast milk

MODERN technology has not yet found a way to replicate breast milk in its purest form, and so doctors today still maintain that milk produced by a mother is better than anything else one could ever...

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Breastfed babies may gain less weight: Study

Babies who are breastfed gain less weight over their first year of life compared to babies fed either breast milk or formula from a bottle, according to a U.S. study. The report, in the Archives of...

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Health Net Promotes Benefits of Breastfeeding

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is supporting this annual initiative, which is spearheaded by the United States Breastfeeding...

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Another reason ‘breast is best’ for infants

Today’s women have options when providing nourishment for infants – a baby formula or breastfeeding. According to the Utah Department of Health, almost 66 percent of Utah mothers report breastfeeding...

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Breastfeeding basics: why breastfeed?

Breastfeeding is the natural act of a mother feeding a baby from her own breast. A mother's milk is produced exclusively for her baby, changes over time to meet age-appropriate nutritional needs, and...

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Breastfeeding: Beneficial to both mother and child

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Tips for successful breastfeeding

One of the many decisions an expectant mother makes is whether to breastfeed her baby. Breastfeeding has many health benefits for mother and child but whether it is right for you is a very personal...

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What if men could breastfeed?

In her recently published book Lean In, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg wrote of her struggle to balance work and family commitments, saying, “I have breastfed two children and noted, at times with great...

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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...

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Breastfeed more during summer, mothers told

As part of Sharjah’s 'Baby-Friendly Emirate' campaign, advice for breastfeeding mothers in the excessive heat of summer has been issued by the campaign’s executive committee. With summer rapidly...

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Explainer: why mothers should breastfeed

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF recommend that infants be exclusively breastfed for six months and continue breastfeeding with the appropriate introduction of solids. In Australia,...

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Breastfeeding Tied To Kids' Nut Allergies In New Study, But Not All Agree

Australian researchers say they've found a possible cause for nut allergies, and it's likely to get lactation experts a bit riled up. Investigators at the Australian National University claim that...

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Report indicates Colorado moms latching on to extended breastfeeding

New moms in Colorado don't need New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to tell them how beneficial breastfeeding is. They're apparently getting the message without him. The Centers for Disease Control...

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Breastfeeding children 'cuts risk of obesity and diabetes in later life'

Breastfeeding may help to cut the risk of children developing diabetes and becoming obese in later life, scientists claim. New research shows that breastfed children follow a different growth pattern...

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