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DOES THE FOOD MOVEMENT IGNORE THE "FIRST FOOD"? Print E-mail

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Yesterday, as the nation celebrated Food Day, I was left wondering why and how the food movement neglects to include the "first food"--breastmilk and the importance of breastfeeding in building a healthier America from the ground up. Here's why the food movement must inlcude the "first food"...

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Breastfeeding Special: Are Women Viewed As Able to Make A Baby But Not Nourish One? Print E-mail

africanambabyhandresized.jpgBreastfeeding Awareness Month Guest Post: Why are women viewed as able to make a baby but not to nourish it?  Check out this week's engaging commentary into the complexities of our breastfeeding rates by Jennie Joseph, midwife and founder of Common Sense Childbirth, a birthing center in the Orlando-area of Florida. 

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Black Women & Breastfeeding: Join the "I Breastfeed Because..." Campaign & Win!! Print E-mail
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Breastfeeding Black Moms Need More Vitamin D, Study Finds Print E-mail
mocha-manual-truth-about-breastfeedingre.jpg Breatfeeding Moms Need More Vitamin D, a recent study finds. A Vitamin D deficiency can lead to rickets, brittle bones and increased risk of respiratory infections. Black women were at a greater risk, according to the findings. Read more about Vitamin D deficiency and black women here
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Breastfeeding Brawl Print E-mail
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  When a woman chooses to breastfeed, it seems that everyone has something to say about it. Why are you breastfeeding? Wasn’t formula good enough for you? You know that baby is going to be spoiled. Breast milk will not keep a baby full. You’ll have to stop breastfeeding when you go back to work. That child is too old to still be nursing. Breastfeeding will make your breasts sag. You can’t just “whip” your breasts out when that baby is hungry. 

      

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