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World Breastfeeding Week – A Joint statement

World Breastfeeding Week 1-7 August 2015 Breastfeeding and Work: Let’s make it work! A Joint Statement from La Leche League GB, The Breastfeeding Network, Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, the Lactation Consultants of Great Britain and Maternity Action. This year the World Alliance for … [Read more...] about World Breastfeeding Week – A Joint statement

Filed Under: News & Research, Research, Working and Breastfeeding Tagged With: Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, Breastfeeding Network, joint statement, Lactation Consultants of Great Britain, LLLGB, Maternity Action, working, workplace legislation, World Breastfeeding Week

Supporting Women’s Right to Breastfeed

"Supporting Women's Right to Breastfeed": a Joint Statement to the Commission on the Status of Women 59, March 9-20, 2015 March 2015 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women.  WABA (World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action) - of which La Leche League International is … [Read more...] about Supporting Women’s Right to Breastfeed

Filed Under: News & Research, Research, Support Tagged With: Beijing Platform, International Code, optimal health, Right to breastfeed, Sustainable Development, WABA

Breastmilk and the Environment

breastfeeding and the environment

Are contaminants in breast milk cause for concern?  We live in a polluted world and all human bodies accumulate environmental toxins which enter the food chain due to contamination of atmosphere, water and soil. However while reports often concentrate on breastmilk they overlook the fact that … [Read more...] about Breastmilk and the Environment

Filed Under: News & Research, Research Tagged With: Environment, fertility, glyphosates, IBFAN, pollution, toxins, UNICEF

New Study: Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of postnatal depression

you can breastfeed if you have depression

A new study, published 20th August 2014 in the journal Maternal and Child Health, has found that mothers who planned to breastfeed and who actually went on to breastfeed were significantly less likely to become depressed than mothers who had planned to, and who did not, breastfeed (1). This study … [Read more...] about New Study: Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of postnatal depression

Filed Under: For health professionals, News & Research, Research Tagged With: fatigue, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, mental health, Postnatal depression, protective effects of breastfeeding, stress

Alcohol and breastfeeding

Alcohol and breastfeeding: wine glasses on a table

Breastfeeding mothers often receive conflicting advice about whether drinking alcohol can have an effect on their baby. This can leave them feeling like they have more questions than answers. While women are often warned not to consume alcohol during pregnancy due to evidence that it could cause … [Read more...] about Alcohol and breastfeeding

Filed Under: Common Concerns, News & Research, Research Tagged With: alcohol, Alcohol and breastmilk, bed-sharing, Jack Newman, safe sleep, Thomas Hale

Breastfeeding could help reduce childhood stuttering, study finds

The most up-to-date research done on this found that children who are breastfed are more likely to recover from stuttering and return to fluent speech. The study of 47 children who began stuttering at an early age found that those who were breastfed longer were more likely to recover. 1  What the … [Read more...] about Breastfeeding could help reduce childhood stuttering, study finds

Filed Under: News & Research Tagged With: language development, myelination, stammering, Stuttering

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