I recently had the opportunity to read The Essential Guide to Breastfeeding: Everything a Nursing Mother Needs to Know by Marianne Neifert, MD. Although my breastfeeding days are over, I jumped at the opportunity, as I am a definite proponent of “Breast is Best.” What’s Inside? How to prepare for breastfeeding before your baby arrives [...]
Just a Few Weeks Early Breastfeeding Challenges in Late-Preterm Infants By Marianne Neifert, M.D., Author of Great Expectations: The Essential Guide to Breastfeeding Until recently, babies born a few weeks early — between 34 and 36 weeks gestation — were referred to as near term infants. However, the designation, near term, implies that an infant is almost term or [...]
Cate Nelson at Eco Childs Play recently discussed the results of a study that looks at the relationship between environmental pollutants in breastmilk and autism.
Glamourmom(R) Donates 200 Nursing Tops to NYC Non-Profit Baby Buggy in Celebration of Breastfeeding Awareness Month NEW YORK, July 9 /PRNewswire/ — Glamourmom(R) founder and inventor Line Rothman announced today that this August she will donate 200 Glamourmom Nursing Bra Tanks to the Baby Buggy organization to benefit moms in need in celebration of Breastfeeding [...]
I am definitely a proponent of the “Breast is best” statement – our bodies are meant to create the perfect food for our babies (and toddlers!). However, I know
Environmental Health News has summarized a new study hat looks at arsenic levels in infants and toddlers. The article, Impaired arsenic metabolism in children during weaning, appears in the Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology journal. Here is an excerpt from the synopsis by Abby D. Benninghoff, Ph.D. The results of this study of 18-month-old Bangladeshi children [...]
