One vital thing for premature babies to survive is human milk.
Their birth mothers aren't always able to provide the milk so they rely on breast milk from other women.
News 8 Austin's Paul Brown spoke with April Rudge of the Mothers' Milk Bank.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Raleigh Milk Bank An Option For Mothers (WXII12.com)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Breast milk is called "liquid gold" by mothers who say it's the best first gift you can give your child.
But what about the mothers who can't produce milk or who adopt a child? They have another option -- buying breast milk -- and there's only one place in North Carolina that provides it.
Wake Med's Mothers Milk Bank in Raleigh receives coolers full of breast milk donated by women from all over the county.
"It's donation only. We don't pay our donors," said Margie Mould, a certified lactation consultant at the bank. "Just like the donation of blood."
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But what about the mothers who can't produce milk or who adopt a child? They have another option -- buying breast milk -- and there's only one place in North Carolina that provides it.
Wake Med's Mothers Milk Bank in Raleigh receives coolers full of breast milk donated by women from all over the county.
"It's donation only. We don't pay our donors," said Margie Mould, a certified lactation consultant at the bank. "Just like the donation of blood."
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Breastfeeding critical to children's health in some countries hard hit by HIV (Medical News Today)
Breastfed infants who are forced to wean before their second birthday in developing countries face a high risk of death, a particular concern given the high HIV rates in sub-Saharan Africa.
According to a study of 12,208 children born between 1988 and 1997 in rural Senegal, less than 1 percent of the children were weaned before 15 months of age. The main reasons for weaning were a mother's death or new pregnancy.
More than one in four of the children weaned before 15 months died before their second birthday, according to the study. Other recent studies have shown the importance of breastfeeding in the health of sub-Saharan African infants and children.
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According to a study of 12,208 children born between 1988 and 1997 in rural Senegal, less than 1 percent of the children were weaned before 15 months of age. The main reasons for weaning were a mother's death or new pregnancy.
More than one in four of the children weaned before 15 months died before their second birthday, according to the study. Other recent studies have shown the importance of breastfeeding in the health of sub-Saharan African infants and children.
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Monday, November 28, 2005
Nothing to hide (commercialappeal.com)
When the child is hungry, feed him, these women argue. Yes, even in public.
It was just after noon on an unseasonably warm Sunday in November and Overton Park was starting to fill up as the mother and toddler settled on a shaded bench.
Behind them vehicles streamed down the hill past the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art heading toward the zoo.
About six feet in front of them, a half dozen patrons filtered up the sidewalk toward the museum entrance. The mother consulted briefly with a photographer who was trailing her for a photo project, then a few seconds later she was nursing her son.
During the next half hour, Amber Parmley would photograph Christi Stavely breast feeding her 17-month-old son Brent on that park bench, in a garden tucked beside the museum's original
entrance and near the stone lions flanking the steps leading to the museum.
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It was just after noon on an unseasonably warm Sunday in November and Overton Park was starting to fill up as the mother and toddler settled on a shaded bench.
Behind them vehicles streamed down the hill past the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art heading toward the zoo.
About six feet in front of them, a half dozen patrons filtered up the sidewalk toward the museum entrance. The mother consulted briefly with a photographer who was trailing her for a photo project, then a few seconds later she was nursing her son.
During the next half hour, Amber Parmley would photograph Christi Stavely breast feeding her 17-month-old son Brent on that park bench, in a garden tucked beside the museum's original
entrance and near the stone lions flanking the steps leading to the museum.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Study says breast-feeding might help prevent diabetes in mothers (Boston.com)
CHICAGO --Breast-feeding is thought to protect babies from developing diabetes. Now research suggests it might even help keep their mothers from getting the disease, too.
The findings are far from conclusive, but the researchers say breast-feeding may change mothers' metabolism in ways that make the possible connection plausible.
These metabolic changes may help keep blood sugar levels stable and make the body more sensitive to the blood sugar-regulating hormone insulin, said Dr. Alison Stuebe, the study's lead author and a researcher at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital.
That theory is partly based on evidence in rats and humans showing that breast-feeding mothers had lower blood-sugar levels than those who did not breast-feed.
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The findings are far from conclusive, but the researchers say breast-feeding may change mothers' metabolism in ways that make the possible connection plausible.
These metabolic changes may help keep blood sugar levels stable and make the body more sensitive to the blood sugar-regulating hormone insulin, said Dr. Alison Stuebe, the study's lead author and a researcher at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital.
That theory is partly based on evidence in rats and humans showing that breast-feeding mothers had lower blood-sugar levels than those who did not breast-feed.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Breastfeeding saves lives of babies, UN says (CTV.ca)
GENEVA — Breastfeeding is saving the lives of 6 million babies a year, but more than twice that could be saved if more mothers would use the time-honoured method, the UN children's agency said Tuesday.
Thirty-nine per cent of infants in developing countries are exclusively breast fed, UNICEF said, blaming "lack of awareness amongst mothers, and lack of support from health workers and communities."
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Thirty-nine per cent of infants in developing countries are exclusively breast fed, UNICEF said, blaming "lack of awareness amongst mothers, and lack of support from health workers and communities."
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Monday, November 21, 2005
Senate hearing shatters myths on breastfeeding (Manila Standard Today)
Who says the rich and famous do not breastfeed their babies?
Movie star Sharon Cuneta, Senator Pia Cayetano and lawyer Katrina Legarda are among the prominent people who practice or have practiced breastfeeding. And their profession didn’t prevent them from doing that admirable task.
Cuneta’s husband, Senator Francisco Pangilinan, a self-confessed member of union of husbands afraid of their wives has revealed that the megastar breastfed their daughter Miel for seven months.
Cayetano, for her part, confessed that she had a child who lived longer than expected because she breastfed him.
Legarda had also a touching story. During court hearings, she would beg the judge to call a recess if it was time for her to breastfeed her baby, and that of her sister, who met an accident and had to be hospitalized.
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Movie star Sharon Cuneta, Senator Pia Cayetano and lawyer Katrina Legarda are among the prominent people who practice or have practiced breastfeeding. And their profession didn’t prevent them from doing that admirable task.
Cuneta’s husband, Senator Francisco Pangilinan, a self-confessed member of union of husbands afraid of their wives has revealed that the megastar breastfed their daughter Miel for seven months.
Cayetano, for her part, confessed that she had a child who lived longer than expected because she breastfed him.
Legarda had also a touching story. During court hearings, she would beg the judge to call a recess if it was time for her to breastfeed her baby, and that of her sister, who met an accident and had to be hospitalized.
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Donor breast milk offers wholesome option (DesMoinesRegister.com)
Iowa City, Ia. — Ann Tvedte needed special help when her twins, Karina and Matthew, were born six weeks early.
She had not yet started to produce breast milk, but she and her husband, John, wanted to provide their newborns with the benefits of a mother's milk.
Help arrived in 4-ounce bottles of donated breast milk from the Mothers' Milk Bank of Iowa. "It really counteracted the fact that they were premature," Ann Tvedte said.
Pediatricians and lactation specialists agree a mother's breast milk is the best food for her baby. When a mother's milk isn't available, donated breast milk can nourish a baby and protect the immune system better than formula, said Jean Drulis, founder and director of the Mothers' Milk Bank of Iowa.
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She had not yet started to produce breast milk, but she and her husband, John, wanted to provide their newborns with the benefits of a mother's milk.
Help arrived in 4-ounce bottles of donated breast milk from the Mothers' Milk Bank of Iowa. "It really counteracted the fact that they were premature," Ann Tvedte said.
Pediatricians and lactation specialists agree a mother's breast milk is the best food for her baby. When a mother's milk isn't available, donated breast milk can nourish a baby and protect the immune system better than formula, said Jean Drulis, founder and director of the Mothers' Milk Bank of Iowa.
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Breastfeeding mum's upset at complaint (Norfolk Eastern Daily Press)
A young mother today spoke of her embarrassment and anger at being stopped in the street by a Norfolk policeman because she had been breastfeeding her baby.
New mum Margaret Boyle-White had been to the post office in Watton high street with baby Naihm when the girl started crying. So she went outside, found a bench where it was relatively quiet, and gave her daughter a quick feed to comfort before making the long walk back to their home in Harris Road.
But they hadn't even left the town centre when a police car pulled up, a police officer got out, confronted Mrs Boyle-White, and told her they had received a complaint from a member of the public.
Although she had done nothing wrong, he implied that her behaviour had been unacceptable.
His actions left Mrs Boyle-White, a first-time mum, shocked and upset and it is only now, five months after the incident in June, that she has felt able to speak out in the hope that no other young mum will be humiliated in this way.
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New mum Margaret Boyle-White had been to the post office in Watton high street with baby Naihm when the girl started crying. So she went outside, found a bench where it was relatively quiet, and gave her daughter a quick feed to comfort before making the long walk back to their home in Harris Road.
But they hadn't even left the town centre when a police car pulled up, a police officer got out, confronted Mrs Boyle-White, and told her they had received a complaint from a member of the public.
Although she had done nothing wrong, he implied that her behaviour had been unacceptable.
His actions left Mrs Boyle-White, a first-time mum, shocked and upset and it is only now, five months after the incident in June, that she has felt able to speak out in the hope that no other young mum will be humiliated in this way.
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Friday, November 18, 2005
Mothers' effort brings results at some stores (The Post and Courier)
MOUNT PLEASANT - They were angry, they had hungry babies, and they had buying power.
The mothers who convened for a "nurse-in" at Towne Centre in June meant business, and now, in the absence of a state law to protect moms nursing in public, one local company is offering them a safe, comfortable place to feed their babies while shopping in area malls.
The Mother's Lounges unveiled Wednesday at four area Belk department stores, a joint project of Roper St. Francis Healthcare and Belk, are cozy nooks outfitted with cushy rocking chairs and toys for older siblings. Whimsical Winnie the Pooh prints decorate the walls, and the rooms are stocked with information about breast-feeding and places to find lactation support.
Nursing moms in the Lowcountry were galvanized over the summer when Mount Pleasant's Lori Rueger said she was denied use of a dressing room to feed her baby at Victoria's Secret in Towne Centre.
About 25 moms held a "nurse-in" outside the store days later to raise awareness about the benefits of breast-feeding and urged businesses to support nursing mothers.
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The mothers who convened for a "nurse-in" at Towne Centre in June meant business, and now, in the absence of a state law to protect moms nursing in public, one local company is offering them a safe, comfortable place to feed their babies while shopping in area malls.
The Mother's Lounges unveiled Wednesday at four area Belk department stores, a joint project of Roper St. Francis Healthcare and Belk, are cozy nooks outfitted with cushy rocking chairs and toys for older siblings. Whimsical Winnie the Pooh prints decorate the walls, and the rooms are stocked with information about breast-feeding and places to find lactation support.
Nursing moms in the Lowcountry were galvanized over the summer when Mount Pleasant's Lori Rueger said she was denied use of a dressing room to feed her baby at Victoria's Secret in Towne Centre.
About 25 moms held a "nurse-in" outside the store days later to raise awareness about the benefits of breast-feeding and urged businesses to support nursing mothers.
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Milk bank to help preemies (Fort Wayne Journal Gazzette)
Nearly $14 billion is spent annually in the United States for medical treatment of premature babies, about half the total cost of all hospital charges for infants. And the costs don’t stop at birth.
“There are acute problems for the babies, but there are also lifelong problems, especially for those born less than 32 weeks (gestation),” said obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Alane Haney-Russell. She was one of several presenters Wednesday at a Prematurity Summit in Fort Wayne sponsored by the March of Dimes.
The best nutrition a baby can have is human milk, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Mother’s milk is especially important to preemies, whose fragile neuro-cognitive development is still a work in progress. “With human milk there is improved developmental outcomes,” said Donna Miracle, clinical coordinator of Indiana’s only human milk bank. Research has shown in premature infants, there is a 50 percent lower infection rate in those receiving breast milk rather than formula and a 21 percent lower mortality rate, Miracle said.
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“There are acute problems for the babies, but there are also lifelong problems, especially for those born less than 32 weeks (gestation),” said obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Alane Haney-Russell. She was one of several presenters Wednesday at a Prematurity Summit in Fort Wayne sponsored by the March of Dimes.
The best nutrition a baby can have is human milk, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Mother’s milk is especially important to preemies, whose fragile neuro-cognitive development is still a work in progress. “With human milk there is improved developmental outcomes,” said Donna Miracle, clinical coordinator of Indiana’s only human milk bank. Research has shown in premature infants, there is a 50 percent lower infection rate in those receiving breast milk rather than formula and a 21 percent lower mortality rate, Miracle said.
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Breast-Feeding (WMTW.com)
PORTLAND, Maine -- An estimated 71 percent of all women in the U.S. choose to breast-feed -- rather than bottle-feed -- their babies.
Most of those new mothers have no problem making that connection with their babies, but some need help.
Darcee Pantaz gave birth to her third child two weeks ago at Portland’s Mercy Hospital. Like a growing number of moms, she is breast-feeding little Bess.
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Most of those new mothers have no problem making that connection with their babies, but some need help.
Darcee Pantaz gave birth to her third child two weeks ago at Portland’s Mercy Hospital. Like a growing number of moms, she is breast-feeding little Bess.
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We are coming out of the closet (The Globe and Mail)
Breast is best, according to the Canadian Paediatric Society. So when my son was born on March 2, I embraced the advice of my pediatrician. About two minutes after his birth, I began breastfeeding. However, I would soon find out that good medical advice does not always match up with common social practices.
It was a bit awkward at first. I'm not an exhibitionist by nature. But the benefits of breast milk were a good incentive: strengthened immunity against infections and allergies, optimal brain development and guaranteed creature comfort for newborns, just to name a few. And I, too, wanted to enjoy the health benefits: breastfeeding meant that my uterus contracted back to size quickly after birth and that I would have better protection against breast cancer, a disease that my mother has had to fight off.
Breastfeeding is a personal choice and I'm not judgmental about it: It's a mother's prerogative whether or not to do it, and sometimes it's just not possible. In my case, my milk came in and I decided to breastfeed -- embarking on the second greatest challenge of motherhood, after childbirth.
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It was a bit awkward at first. I'm not an exhibitionist by nature. But the benefits of breast milk were a good incentive: strengthened immunity against infections and allergies, optimal brain development and guaranteed creature comfort for newborns, just to name a few. And I, too, wanted to enjoy the health benefits: breastfeeding meant that my uterus contracted back to size quickly after birth and that I would have better protection against breast cancer, a disease that my mother has had to fight off.
Breastfeeding is a personal choice and I'm not judgmental about it: It's a mother's prerogative whether or not to do it, and sometimes it's just not possible. In my case, my milk came in and I decided to breastfeed -- embarking on the second greatest challenge of motherhood, after childbirth.
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Petition to save breastfeeding clinic fails to reverse decision on closing it (The Globe and Mail)
When Esther Goldstein launched her battle to save a renowned North York breastfeeding clinic two weeks ago, she opened a new inbox on her home computer.
Today, that inbox has been flooded with nearly 2,000 e-mails -- signatures and letters of support for the outpatient clinic that is run out of North York General Hospital by celebrated breastfeeding expert Jack Newman.
"The affirmations that are coming through are incredible. I don't know anybody that could derive this kind of support in such a short period of time," said Ms. Goldstein, a former patient. "I'm in awe."
Yesterday, she added another 125 signatures to her petition, which has grown to 90 pages.
Despite the surge of support, which has also come in from former patients living in Europe and the United States, Glenn Berall, chief of pediatrics at North York General, said the hospital hasn't changed its decision to close the clinic.
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Today, that inbox has been flooded with nearly 2,000 e-mails -- signatures and letters of support for the outpatient clinic that is run out of North York General Hospital by celebrated breastfeeding expert Jack Newman.
"The affirmations that are coming through are incredible. I don't know anybody that could derive this kind of support in such a short period of time," said Ms. Goldstein, a former patient. "I'm in awe."
Yesterday, she added another 125 signatures to her petition, which has grown to 90 pages.
Despite the surge of support, which has also come in from former patients living in Europe and the United States, Glenn Berall, chief of pediatrics at North York General, said the hospital hasn't changed its decision to close the clinic.
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Denogean: Let’s nip this breast law thing right away (Tucson Citizen)
It's hard to take people who refer to themselves as "lactivists" seriously.
But the current chichi cause - bilingual pun intended - seems to be breast-feeding.
A breast-feeding brouhaha in Chandler recently ended with the passage of an ordinance allowing women to breast-feed anywhere they are otherwise authorized to be. The Tempe and Flagstaff councils have said they will consider similar ordinances.
The Tucson City Council is expected to soon consider an ordinance authorizing nursing on all private property. On Nov. 1, it approved a policy allowing women to breast-feed on city property.
"It's a very sad statement that women's rights aren't being protected," Chandra Ruiz, a self-proclaimed "lactivist," told the council.
She and others plan to fight until it is legal to breast-feed anywhere and everywhere.
Never mind that such ordinances may not even be enforceable.
Michael House, Chandler city attorney, advised that city's council before passage of the ordinance that private property owners have a well-established right to exclude people from their premises for whatever reason, short of violation of civil rights laws. That includes the right to regulate conduct, he said.
That noted, of all the frothy matters the council could spend its time on, this one strikes me as the cream of the ridiculous crop.
Breast-feeding isn't a political statement in need of government validation. It's a natural act in need of regulation only by common sense and common decency.
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But the current chichi cause - bilingual pun intended - seems to be breast-feeding.
A breast-feeding brouhaha in Chandler recently ended with the passage of an ordinance allowing women to breast-feed anywhere they are otherwise authorized to be. The Tempe and Flagstaff councils have said they will consider similar ordinances.
The Tucson City Council is expected to soon consider an ordinance authorizing nursing on all private property. On Nov. 1, it approved a policy allowing women to breast-feed on city property.
"It's a very sad statement that women's rights aren't being protected," Chandra Ruiz, a self-proclaimed "lactivist," told the council.
She and others plan to fight until it is legal to breast-feed anywhere and everywhere.
Never mind that such ordinances may not even be enforceable.
Michael House, Chandler city attorney, advised that city's council before passage of the ordinance that private property owners have a well-established right to exclude people from their premises for whatever reason, short of violation of civil rights laws. That includes the right to regulate conduct, he said.
That noted, of all the frothy matters the council could spend its time on, this one strikes me as the cream of the ridiculous crop.
Breast-feeding isn't a political statement in need of government validation. It's a natural act in need of regulation only by common sense and common decency.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Fight for your right to breastfeed (Pregnancy & Baby)
When Ola, a thirty-two-year-old artist from New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood, describes herself as "stubborn," there's a hint of pride in her voice. If she weren't so stubborn, she says, she would've given up on breastfeeding early on.
Ola's family were not breastfeeders. In fact, until she met her partner, and he explained that his mother breastfed him, she had barely even realized that babies could be fed from their mothers' breasts.
"I know it sounds crazy, but I didn't know anything about breastfeeding at all until I was pregnant," Ola says. "I didn't know people who did it. I honestly didn't know that you could feed your child without using milk or formula because I'd never seen it. It never happened in my family."
During her pregnancy, Ola read everything she could find about childrearing. While the experts had different perspectives on temper tantrums, teething, and the terrible twos, they all agreed on one thing: Breast milk is the best food for infants. The idea that her body could provide all the food her baby needed in the first months of life was a revelation for Ola. The idea of giving the milk from her breasts to her child made her feel powerful, like she possessed a hidden talent that she'd never even realized.
"As I got more and more pregnant and my breasts started filling up with the milk, I thought, 'This is great'" Ola recalls. "Once I realized that this was something I could do, something that I was meant to do even, there was absolutely no turning back."
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Ola's family were not breastfeeders. In fact, until she met her partner, and he explained that his mother breastfed him, she had barely even realized that babies could be fed from their mothers' breasts.
"I know it sounds crazy, but I didn't know anything about breastfeeding at all until I was pregnant," Ola says. "I didn't know people who did it. I honestly didn't know that you could feed your child without using milk or formula because I'd never seen it. It never happened in my family."
During her pregnancy, Ola read everything she could find about childrearing. While the experts had different perspectives on temper tantrums, teething, and the terrible twos, they all agreed on one thing: Breast milk is the best food for infants. The idea that her body could provide all the food her baby needed in the first months of life was a revelation for Ola. The idea of giving the milk from her breasts to her child made her feel powerful, like she possessed a hidden talent that she'd never even realized.
"As I got more and more pregnant and my breasts started filling up with the milk, I thought, 'This is great'" Ola recalls. "Once I realized that this was something I could do, something that I was meant to do even, there was absolutely no turning back."
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Breastfeeding support center opens in Chico (Chico Enterprise Record)
The two families have just heard some good news. Their babies — both of whom depend entirely on their moms for nourishment — are continuing to gain weight.
Being placed on a scale is the first order of business for the babies when they and their families visit the Breastfeeding Support Center, which opened last week on Mangrove Avenue in Chico.
What happens next depends on the needs of the baby and the concerns of the family. Registered lactation consultant Lorna Humphreys is ready to give advice, recommend products and offer encouragement.
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Being placed on a scale is the first order of business for the babies when they and their families visit the Breastfeeding Support Center, which opened last week on Mangrove Avenue in Chico.
What happens next depends on the needs of the baby and the concerns of the family. Registered lactation consultant Lorna Humphreys is ready to give advice, recommend products and offer encouragement.
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Breastfeeding fights gluten intolerance or celiac disease (FoodConsumer.org)
Breastfeeding may protect children against gluten intolerance, known as celiac disease (CD), according to a review article published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
"CD is a disorder of small bowel malabsorption. It is characterized by mucosal inflammation, villous atrophy, and crypt hyperplasia, which occur upon exposure to gluten, and clinical and histological improvement with withdrawal of gluten from the diet," according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
CD, also known as celiac sprue, gluten-sensitive enteropathy, non-tropical sprue, among others, is believed to result from the activation of both a cell-mediated (T-cell) and humoral (B-cell) immune response upon exposure to glutens (prolamins and glutenins) found in wheat, barley, rye, and oats, in a genetically susceptible person, according to the AHRQ.
For the study, researchers reviewed six out of 15 studies published between 1996 and 2004. The six selected studies matched the criteria set by the researchers.
The analysis of more than 900 children with CD and almost 3,500 healthy children showed the duration of breastfeeding was inversely associated with the risk of gluten intolerance. The longer a child was breastfed; the lower was his risk of the condition.
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"CD is a disorder of small bowel malabsorption. It is characterized by mucosal inflammation, villous atrophy, and crypt hyperplasia, which occur upon exposure to gluten, and clinical and histological improvement with withdrawal of gluten from the diet," according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
CD, also known as celiac sprue, gluten-sensitive enteropathy, non-tropical sprue, among others, is believed to result from the activation of both a cell-mediated (T-cell) and humoral (B-cell) immune response upon exposure to glutens (prolamins and glutenins) found in wheat, barley, rye, and oats, in a genetically susceptible person, according to the AHRQ.
For the study, researchers reviewed six out of 15 studies published between 1996 and 2004. The six selected studies matched the criteria set by the researchers.
The analysis of more than 900 children with CD and almost 3,500 healthy children showed the duration of breastfeeding was inversely associated with the risk of gluten intolerance. The longer a child was breastfed; the lower was his risk of the condition.
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Abbott Labs Wails About Ruling on Baby Formula Ads (BrandWeek)
NEW YORK -- A unit of Abbott Laboratories made a stinging response on Tuesday to a decision by the National Advertising Review Board that condemned its advertising for Similac Advance baby formula.
The NARB said the Abbott unit's advertising was “confusing at best” and wrongly gave consumers the impression that Similac boosted babies' immune systems.
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The NARB said the Abbott unit's advertising was “confusing at best” and wrongly gave consumers the impression that Similac boosted babies' immune systems.
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Got milk? When babies ask, moms answer, and it should be legal (The Arizona Republic)
Natural.
Healthful.
Wholesome.
Personal.
Breast-feeding.
Few would say that government has any business interfering in the close and nurturing relationship between a mother and the baby she nurses.
But some are suggesting the Legislature needs to step into just this tender territory.
And they are right.
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Healthful.
Wholesome.
Personal.
Breast-feeding.
Few would say that government has any business interfering in the close and nurturing relationship between a mother and the baby she nurses.
But some are suggesting the Legislature needs to step into just this tender territory.
And they are right.
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A mother's hero, a 'thorn' in hospital's side (The Globe and Mail)
When Johanna Heselmann Wong tries to bottle-feed her eight-week-old son Jacob, the infant chokes and throws up.
Like many babies, he hasn't developed the co-ordination needed to feed smoothly.
"It's not a happy situation right now," Ms. Heselmann Wong said yesterday. "His health is so fragile."
That's why she sought the help of Jack Newman, a pediatrician and breastfeeding expert who runs a clinic at the North York General Hospital. Dr. Newman is widely celebrated for his ability to teach babies how to breastfeed successfully.
If Jacob -- who has two holes in his heart, which will require him to undergo a 10-hour operation -- can't learn how to nurse, doctors may be forced to implant a feeding tube into his tiny stomach.
It's a painful and invasive procedure that his mother wants to avoid.
However, the hospital is closing Dr. Newman's clinic -- meaning patients like Ms. Heselmann Wong could lose access to the world-renowned specialist.
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Like many babies, he hasn't developed the co-ordination needed to feed smoothly.
"It's not a happy situation right now," Ms. Heselmann Wong said yesterday. "His health is so fragile."
That's why she sought the help of Jack Newman, a pediatrician and breastfeeding expert who runs a clinic at the North York General Hospital. Dr. Newman is widely celebrated for his ability to teach babies how to breastfeed successfully.
If Jacob -- who has two holes in his heart, which will require him to undergo a 10-hour operation -- can't learn how to nurse, doctors may be forced to implant a feeding tube into his tiny stomach.
It's a painful and invasive procedure that his mother wants to avoid.
However, the hospital is closing Dr. Newman's clinic -- meaning patients like Ms. Heselmann Wong could lose access to the world-renowned specialist.
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Monday, November 07, 2005
Bill to let mothers breastfeed in public (Anderson Independent Mail)
South Carolina may soon join 38 other states that allow breastfeeding mothers to nurse their children in public places.
State Rep. Chip Limehouse, R-Charleston, said he is planning to introduce a bill that is modeled after Georgia legislation that permits breastfeeding in any location where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be. The Legislature will reconvene in January.
Spartanburg residents can learn more about the bill and hear from a panel of medical experts Monday at the Westside Spartanburg County Public Library.
The event is sponsored by the South Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition, which is holding various town meetings throughout the state to educate residents about the issue.
"South Carolina is one of 12 states that don’t protect these rights," said Charleston’s Lin Cook, a childbirth educator and breastfeeding counselor serving on the SCBC committee.
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State Rep. Chip Limehouse, R-Charleston, said he is planning to introduce a bill that is modeled after Georgia legislation that permits breastfeeding in any location where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be. The Legislature will reconvene in January.
Spartanburg residents can learn more about the bill and hear from a panel of medical experts Monday at the Westside Spartanburg County Public Library.
The event is sponsored by the South Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition, which is holding various town meetings throughout the state to educate residents about the issue.
"South Carolina is one of 12 states that don’t protect these rights," said Charleston’s Lin Cook, a childbirth educator and breastfeeding counselor serving on the SCBC committee.
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Group says mothers have the right to breast-feed in public (TaiwanHeadlines)
More than a dozen mothers breast-fed their babies outside the Taipei Story House on Sunday to send a message to the gallery, as well as society, that mothers should be allowed to breast-feed their babies wherever they want, be it in public or in the workplace.
The women were part of a group of 30 mothers gathered by the Taiwan Breastfeeding Association for a picnic-like event on the plaza between the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and the Taipei Story House, a Tudor-style brick resort house built by a tea merchant in 1914 that now functions as a gallery and restaurant.
The group chose the location after the restaurant kicked out five mothers who were breastfeeding on the premises last month in the name of "maintaining the place's decency and professionalism."
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The women were part of a group of 30 mothers gathered by the Taiwan Breastfeeding Association for a picnic-like event on the plaza between the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and the Taipei Story House, a Tudor-style brick resort house built by a tea merchant in 1914 that now functions as a gallery and restaurant.
The group chose the location after the restaurant kicked out five mothers who were breastfeeding on the premises last month in the name of "maintaining the place's decency and professionalism."
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Group says mothers have the right to breast-feed in public (TaiwanHeadlines)
More than a dozen mothers breast-fed their babies outside the Taipei Story House on Sunday to send a message to the gallery, as well as society, that mothers should be allowed to breast-feed their babies wherever they want, be it in public or in the workplace.
The women were part of a group of 30 mothers gathered by the Taiwan Breastfeeding Association for a picnic-like event on the plaza between the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and the Taipei Story House, a Tudor-style brick resort house built by a tea merchant in 1914 that now functions as a gallery and restaurant.
The group chose the location after the restaurant kicked out five mothers who were breastfeeding on the premises last month in the name of "maintaining the place's decency and professionalism."
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The women were part of a group of 30 mothers gathered by the Taiwan Breastfeeding Association for a picnic-like event on the plaza between the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and the Taipei Story House, a Tudor-style brick resort house built by a tea merchant in 1914 that now functions as a gallery and restaurant.
The group chose the location after the restaurant kicked out five mothers who were breastfeeding on the premises last month in the name of "maintaining the place's decency and professionalism."
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It's natural, healthy -- and it's law (San Francisco Chronicle)
How would you feel if your child's lunch or dinner was prepared in a bathroom?
That's exactly how some working new mothers feel when they are directed to the nearest bathroom whenever they have to pump milk from their breasts to prepare their newborn's next meal.
Over the years, breast-feeding has gained such popularity that lawmakers are increasingly recognizing a mother's right -- in essence her need -- to express milk wherever and whenever she needs to do it.
In California, a law adopted two years ago requires employers to provide a space -- other than a bathroom -- where nursing mothers can pump milk in privacy, though such areas are the exception rather than the rule, advocates said. Employers also must provide employees with break time to accomplish the task.
Too often, the law is violated, though more often out of ignorance than contempt.
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That's exactly how some working new mothers feel when they are directed to the nearest bathroom whenever they have to pump milk from their breasts to prepare their newborn's next meal.
Over the years, breast-feeding has gained such popularity that lawmakers are increasingly recognizing a mother's right -- in essence her need -- to express milk wherever and whenever she needs to do it.
In California, a law adopted two years ago requires employers to provide a space -- other than a bathroom -- where nursing mothers can pump milk in privacy, though such areas are the exception rather than the rule, advocates said. Employers also must provide employees with break time to accomplish the task.
Too often, the law is violated, though more often out of ignorance than contempt.
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Traywick: Beyond breast-friendly (ASU Web Devil)
Chandler's favorite breastfeeding mom has officially brought her fight to Tempe.
After successfully convincing the Chandler City Council to approve an ordinance allowing women to breastfeed wherever "a mother and child are allowed to be," 29-year-old Amy Milliron asked the Tempe City Council to act similarly, and "prove how family-friendly this city is," according to The Arizona Republic.
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After successfully convincing the Chandler City Council to approve an ordinance allowing women to breastfeed wherever "a mother and child are allowed to be," 29-year-old Amy Milliron asked the Tempe City Council to act similarly, and "prove how family-friendly this city is," according to The Arizona Republic.
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Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Breastfeeding Not a Problem in Tucson (KOLD News 13)
For many women, breastfeeding a child is a rite of motherhood, but Jessica Walden says she's been told she has no right to feed her seven month old son Austin in public.
"Have you ever eaten you dinner in a bathroom stall?” Walden asked.
"Women have been asked to leave pools, women have been asked to breastfeed in bathrooms, women have been asked to leave restaurants and breastfeed in their hot cars in August which is a very dangerous situation, much less sanitary when you're speaking of public bathrooms,” said Chandra Ruiz, a breastfeeding mother who contacted Tucson City Councilman Steve Leal about women being discouraged from breastfeeding in public.
And the council changed that Tuesday night, at least when it comes to city property, after mothers told councilmembers that breastfeeding is nowhere close to indecent exposure.
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"Have you ever eaten you dinner in a bathroom stall?” Walden asked.
"Women have been asked to leave pools, women have been asked to breastfeed in bathrooms, women have been asked to leave restaurants and breastfeed in their hot cars in August which is a very dangerous situation, much less sanitary when you're speaking of public bathrooms,” said Chandra Ruiz, a breastfeeding mother who contacted Tucson City Councilman Steve Leal about women being discouraged from breastfeeding in public.
And the council changed that Tuesday night, at least when it comes to city property, after mothers told councilmembers that breastfeeding is nowhere close to indecent exposure.
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NUTRITION FROM THE LAB: Don't overlook importance of breast-feeding (Grand Forks Herald)
Millions of us owe our early development in part to Gail Borden's invention of evaporating milk and the resulting famous concoction that was our sole food for the first months of life:
One can (13 fluid ounces) of evaporated cow's milk, 19 fluid ounces of water and 2 tablespoons of corn syrup.
If we survived this simplistic approach to infant nutrition, then why should we consider breast-feeding to be important?
In the 1700s, wet nurses in Europe were chosen for their milk with such care that special agencies were set up to handle their housing needs. By the 1880s, the era of my grandmother's birth, wet nursing had fallen out of favor, and the Sears catalog was offering milk substitutes including a product called "Ridge's Food for Infants" at 65 cents per bottle.
In the "Roaring '20s," the chances of my mother being breast-fed had slipped to 50 percent. Borden's canned product generally had been accepted as being nutritious, relatively inexpensive and free of bacterial contamination. At the same time, hospitals encouraged changes in infant care that greatly reduced the odds a mother would initiate breast-feeding.
By the time my children were born in the early 1970s, only 22 percent of all American infants were breast-fed at birth.
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One can (13 fluid ounces) of evaporated cow's milk, 19 fluid ounces of water and 2 tablespoons of corn syrup.
If we survived this simplistic approach to infant nutrition, then why should we consider breast-feeding to be important?
In the 1700s, wet nurses in Europe were chosen for their milk with such care that special agencies were set up to handle their housing needs. By the 1880s, the era of my grandmother's birth, wet nursing had fallen out of favor, and the Sears catalog was offering milk substitutes including a product called "Ridge's Food for Infants" at 65 cents per bottle.
In the "Roaring '20s," the chances of my mother being breast-fed had slipped to 50 percent. Borden's canned product generally had been accepted as being nutritious, relatively inexpensive and free of bacterial contamination. At the same time, hospitals encouraged changes in infant care that greatly reduced the odds a mother would initiate breast-feeding.
By the time my children were born in the early 1970s, only 22 percent of all American infants were breast-fed at birth.
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Norwegian women breastfeeding like never before (Aftenposten Norway)
Nursing Norwegian mothers produce over 10 million liters of milk a year, an increase of nearly 20 percent since the mid-90s, according to the first national study of infant nutrition in Norway.
The Directorate of Social and Health Affairs project "Spedkost" (Infant Fare), revealed that 70 percent of Norwegian babies receive mother's milk as their only food for the first three months of their life.
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The Directorate of Social and Health Affairs project "Spedkost" (Infant Fare), revealed that 70 percent of Norwegian babies receive mother's milk as their only food for the first three months of their life.
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Longer breastfeeding best (Aftenposten Norway)
Experts now recommend that children be breastfed up to the age of two or three because of a range of health benefits.
"A little dash of breast milk works like a daily vaccine," Gro Nylander, doctor at the National Expertise Center for Breastfeeding, told newspaper Adresseavisen.
The national Board of Health advises Norwegian women to breastfeed during the infant's first year, but doctor and researcher Nylander believes this is a moderate recommendation.
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"A little dash of breast milk works like a daily vaccine," Gro Nylander, doctor at the National Expertise Center for Breastfeeding, told newspaper Adresseavisen.
The national Board of Health advises Norwegian women to breastfeed during the infant's first year, but doctor and researcher Nylander believes this is a moderate recommendation.
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Baby First plan could boost breastfeeding rates (CBC New Brunswick)
A nursing professor at the University of New Brunswick says hospitals need to provide trained staff who can allow babies to be with their mothers 24 hours a day.
Gail Storr says only about 10 per cent of New Brunswick mothers are breastfeeding their babies for six months. She says a new program to improve support at the hospital bedside could boost those numbers and help infants stay healthy longer.
Storr wants New Brunswick hospitals to adopt a Babies First Initiative – an international standard for health-care facilities to provide adequate support for breastfeeding mothers.
"The Baby Friendly Initiative is an initiative of the World Health Organization that's based on evidence to show what will support breastfeeding and there's 10 steps to be followed that will help promote breastfeeding," she said.
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Gail Storr says only about 10 per cent of New Brunswick mothers are breastfeeding their babies for six months. She says a new program to improve support at the hospital bedside could boost those numbers and help infants stay healthy longer.
Storr wants New Brunswick hospitals to adopt a Babies First Initiative – an international standard for health-care facilities to provide adequate support for breastfeeding mothers.
"The Baby Friendly Initiative is an initiative of the World Health Organization that's based on evidence to show what will support breastfeeding and there's 10 steps to be followed that will help promote breastfeeding," she said.
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Council votes to solidify mothers' right to breast-feed in public (kvoa.com)
TUCSON, Ariz. By a unanimous vote, the Tucson City Council has solidified the right of mothers to breast-fed their babies in public, without being pushed into restrooms or shunted out of view.
The council yesterday approved a motion that voiced support for an administrative directive that will allow women to breast-feed on city property.
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The council yesterday approved a motion that voiced support for an administrative directive that will allow women to breast-feed on city property.
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