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Must-See Rap Video Teaches Mamas How to Breastfeed [VIDEO] If you are a breastfeeding mom and need some encouragement, or if you just need to know you are not alone in your breastfeeding journey, or if you are pregnant and worried about breastfeeding, even if you are breastfeeding, have breastfed... read more	Breast Is Best: Good Bacteria Arrive from Mum's Gut Via Breast Milk Scientists have discovered that important "good" bacteria arrive in babies' digestive systems from their mother's gut via breast milk.
Breastfeeding Duration Appears Associated with Intelligence Later in Life Breastfeeding longer is associated with better receptive language at 3 years of age and verbal and nonverbal intelligence at age 7 years, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics,a JAMA Network publication.	Formula-Feeding Linked to Metabolic Stress and Increased Risk of Later Disease New evidence from research suggests that infants fed formula, rather than breastmilk, experience metabolic stress that could play a part in the long-recognized link between formula-feeding and an increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and... read more
Breastfeeding: Better for the Prince, Better for the Duchess Most of the world is joyously welcoming the arrival of the Prince of Cambridge.	A Return to the Norm: Breastfeeding Rates Rising With a vast array of known benefits from the age-old practice, the number of mothers who first turn to breastfeeding in this country is on the rise.
Breastfeeding Linked with Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease Mothers who breastfeed their babies have lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, reported a study from University of Cambridge.	Breastfeeding May Protect against Persistent Stuttering A study of 47 children who began stuttering at an early age found that those who were breastfed in infancy were more likely to recover from stuttering and return to fluent speech.
Attached at the Heart is available now Exciting News! Presenting a new edition of *Attached at the Heart*	Hollie McNish, Poet Shamed by Breastfeeding in Public, Has the Last Word A lot of thoughtful, impassioned arguments have been made by moms who have had to defend their rights to breastfeed in public, but few are as powerful as this.

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