"CHICAGO (AP) — A widely shared story that U.S. health officials are recommending a delay in breast-feeding to improve vaccine effectiveness is false.
"CHICAGO (AP) — A widely shared story that U.S. health officials are recommending a delay in breast-feeding to improve vaccine effectiveness is false. |
"All forms of extra organised support analysed together showed an increase in the length of time women continued to breastfeed, either with or without introducing any other types of liquids or foods, the authors wrote." |
"Breastfeeding is really important," said lead author Alison McFadden, who directs the Mother and Infant Research Unit at the University of Dundee in the UK. |
"Both exclusivity and duration are important, because dose response is well established for breast milk benefits.3–5 Maternal IQ was not measured, as the authors appropriately note; ideally we need this information to consider child cognitive... read more |
"In a commentary that accompanies the study, Dr. Lydia Furman of Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital suggested that this won’t be the last word on breastfeeding and brain growth. |
"We use breast-feeding to help change that narrative, and say ‘this is our commitment to the health and nutrition of our children.’ Kimberly Seals Allers' book “The Big Letdown." |
"Mother support groups, including La Leche League International, provide role models and accurate information for both normal breastfeeding as well as problem-solving. |
"Despite the findings, Branovsky said there is ample evidence that a nurturing bond between mother and child after birth is important to child development, and breast-feeding can still be one tool to promote that bond. |
Many families discover Attachment Parenting in their quest for how to raise their "spirited" children. All children, evident from birth on, have their own unique temperament. |
Our economic system places absolutely no value on breastfeeding despite its overwhelming benefits to babies, families, and the next generation. |