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Idaho needs a law to protect breastfeeding in public Support legislation protecting a woman's right to breastfeed her child in Idaho where ever she has the legal right to be.	"MommyMeds" app The MommyMeds app, from the InfantRisk Center at the Texas Tech University Health Science Center, gives new and expectant mothers a fast and convenient way to access evidence-based information about medications and their safety during pregnancy... read more
Human milk fat improves growth in premature infants For premature infants, adequate growth while in the neonatal intensive care unit is an indicator of better long-term health and developmental outcomes.	Why we created 'I Support You'--and where we stand a year later Last year, in honor of World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month, HuffPost Parents worked with Kim Simon, Suzanne Barston and Jamie Grumet to launch the I Support You campaign -- a movement that celebrates all moms and their... read more
World Breastfeeding Week 2014: Parent Support Deserts in the USA What this year's celebration of World Breastfeeding Week is really about--more than updating the status on breastfeeding acceptance or increasing understanding for mothers who are unable to breastfeed--is advocacy for parent support.	World Breastfeeding Week 2014: Learning to Listen My husband gently bounced our wailing 3-week-old son while pacing around our apartment. I quickly fnished toweling off, ran a comb through my wet hair and threw on a comfy pair of post-baby pants and a T-shirt.
World Breastfeeding Week 2014: The History of Formula Use I am very much a breastfeeding advocate, but I hesitate to vilify formula. I myself have bottle-fed two of my three babies with some formula.	World Breastfeeding Week 2014: Sometimes Breastfeeding Requires a Bottle Each of my three children has taken a bottle as part of their full-time feeding strategy. Not every mother can breastfeed or breastfeed exclusively.
World Breastfeeding Week 2014: A Mom-Inspired Milk Bank A mother on a mission can do amazing things, especially when working with an equally passionate parent support advocate.	World Breastfeeding Week 2014: When Breastfeeding Doesn't Work When a woman makes the choice to breastfeed, she usually doesn't anticipate that it won't work. After all, we are told that almost everyone can breastfeed--and this is true: Lactation is a robust biological process that almost always works.

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