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Study: Mother’s Personality Influences Decision to Breastfeed
Experts have long acknowledged that breastfeeding has many benefits for both mother and baby, and many efforts and initiatives have taken place to increase the rate of breastfeeding mothers. Everything...
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Not All Medications Inhibit Mother’s Ability to Breastfeed, Pediatric Panel Says
For years, doctors have been hesitant to give the go-ahead to breastfeed to mothers taking medications, but the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Drugs says that the hesitation may not...
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Study: Early Breastfeeding Struggles, Lack of Support may Explain Why Some...
With all its benefits, it’s not hard to see why the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding until six months of age, and continued nursing until two years of age once solids...
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Skin-to-Skin Contact in Delivery Room Linked to Higher Odds of Exclusive...
Hospitals, health officials and health organizations have been working hard to improve breastfeeding rates worldwide. Could the answer be as simple as skin-to-skin contact right after birth? A new...
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Nursing and Skin-to-Skin Contact in First Hour of Birth Could Boost Long-Term...
Breastfeeding can be difficult, even for a seasoned “veteran.” Each nursing experience is unique experience. Each postpartum period has its own set of challenges. Even life can be dramatically...
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Marijuana & Breast Milk – How Long Does It Stay?
Now that marijuana is legal in many states and all of Canada, whether or not it has an affect on nursing babies is a contentious point. It is estimated that it takes about two to three hours to get one...
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College of Public Health Study Highlights the Importance of Vitamin B-12...
Babies and children rely on essential vitamins, such as vitamin B-12, to support their brain and body development. However, low levels of vitamin B-12 can occur in infants if their mothers have...
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