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Does Breastfeeding Matter? Graphing the Lives Saved "Does breastfeeding save US lives? This graph shows that exclusive breastfeeding for 3 months is inversely correlated with deaths from SIDS, NEC, and lower respiratory tract infection.	Most working moms don't have adequate workplace support for breastfeeding, U of M study finds "Less than half of women who return to their jobs after giving birth are provided adequate time and space at their workplaces to pump breast milk, despite requirements by the 2010 ... read more
Arthur Eidelman deconstructs the latest breastfeeding-and-IQ study "Thus, extrapolating from trajectory data to absolute levels of IQ and concluding that breastfeeding has no impact on IQ is just plain wrong (let alone ignoring the wealth of articles in literature that support the conclusion that breastfeeding... read more	Black Breastfeeding Week August 25-31 "Black Breastfeeding Week was created because for over 40 years there has been a gaping racial disparity in breastfeeding rates. The most recent CDC data show that 75% of white women have ever breastfed versus 58.9% of black women.
Breastfeeding support improves in hospitals, but it could be better "Breastfeeding has immense health benefits for babies and their mothers," says CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden. "More hospitals are better supporting new moms to breastfeed - every newborn should have the best possible start in life."	Soldiers In Uniform Pose For Photo To 'Normalize Breastfeeding' "There were no lactation rooms or dedicated spaces for breastfeeding mothers when Tara Ruby was on active duty in the Air Force from 1997 to 2001. After her first son was born, Ruby remembers ducking into empty offices and bathrooms -- anywhere... read more
The More I Learn About Breast Milk, the More Amazed I Am "To produce breast milk, mothers melt their own body fat. Are you with me? We literally dissolve parts of ourselves, starting with gluteal-femoral fat, aka our butts, and turn it into liquid to feed our babies."	Overcoming the Breastfeeding Barriers Black Women Face "Black women are less likely to breastfeed their children than white women (although the gap may be narrowing). They often have an extra layer of the “booby traps” that make breastfeeding inconvenient, difficult, or impossible.
One-Quarter Of Mothers Return To Work Less Than 2 Weeks After Giving Birth "While high-end firms that employ the most well-educated and well-paid U.S.	U.S. Policies Come Up Short In Aiding Working Mothers It may not come as a shock to working moms in the U.S., but a new comparative study finds that America’s work-family welfare policies leave much to be desired. “The conversation is no longer about whether women should work, because today it is... read more

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