My Baby's Doctor Asked Why I Was 'Hell-Bent on Breastfeeding'
Sometimes I think I can trace all of my breastfeeding woes to the first time I held my son. Recovering after my C-section, I almost missed the "golden hour" after birth when babies are awake, alert and...
View ArticleGive and take: When the profit motive clouds milk donation
Her milk was the only thing Jen Canvasser could give her babies. Born at 28 weeks, three months prematurely, Zachary and Micah each weighed less than a kilogram and were rushed to the neonatal...
View ArticleProtecting Schools from Military Use
Introduction This report collects recent and historic examples of laws, court decisions, military orders, policies, and practice by governments, armed forces, non-state armed groups, and courts aimed...
View ArticleMoms thrilled at prospect of feeding babies in need
The milk can be stored between 2-4 degrees celsius for three days, during which time it undergoes bacteriological testing. It is later pasteurized at 67 degrees celsius in a machine and is later put in...
View ArticleBreast milk banks are booming - but would you feed your baby another woman's...
The demand for breast milk is soaring, and supply is not keeping up. As such, there has been an explosion in breast milk banks across Europe - with 15 in Germany alone, and more in France, Italy and...
View ArticleLawyers, academics condemn La Trobe University's suspension of Safe Schools...
Lawyers say La Trobe University may have broken the law by suspending Roz Ward, the co-founder of anti-bullying program the Safe Schools Coalition, over a Facebook comment that called the Australian...
View ArticleBaby girl born at 22 weeks amazes Dubai doctors by thriving
DUBAI // A newborn thought to be the most premature baby to survive in the UAE is now thriving, doctors say, after she entered the world more than four months before she was due. Tiny Aviva Coutinho...
View ArticleNew study to see if different types of milk feed help protect premature...
Published: 27 March 2017 Researchers at the University of Southampton and the University of Oxford are to study which milk feeds could help protect premature babies from a life-threatening bowel...
View ArticleFour initiatives from across Africa win share of global US$1 million...
(Source: GlaxoSmithKline Holdings (Americas) Inc) 29 January 2015 Issued: London, UK Organisations from South Africa, Zambia, Kenya and Uganda recognised by GSK and Save the Children for innovations...
View ArticleFour initiatives from across Africa win share of global US$1 million...
(Source: GSK - GlaxoSmithKline plc) Media Investors Investors GSK/Novartis transaction Investing in GSK Corporate reporting Quarterly results Pipeline and products Share price analysis Share price...
View ArticleSpringfield of Dreams: 150 Best 'Simpsons' Episodes
When FXX announced a complete Simpsons marathon — as in airing all 552 episodes consecutively, from August 21st through Labor Day — there was much rejoicing among those of us who have spent nearly as...
View ArticleBabies shouldn't drink unscreened donor breast milk, doctors warn
Donor breast milk that's screened, pasteurized and distributed through milk banks can protect preemies against serious illness, but donated milk bought online or obtained from friends can actually make...
View ArticleHarassed, Imprisoned, Exiled
Summary The government of Azerbaijan continues to wage a vicious crackdown on critics and dissenting voices. The space for independent activism, critical journalism, and opposition political activity...
View ArticleVenezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis
Summary and Recommendations Venezuela is experiencing a profound humanitarian crisis. Severe shortages of medicines and medical supplies make it extremely difficult for many Venezuelans to obtain...
View ArticleThe Doctors Are In: The importance of donor breast milk for preterm babies
There has been substantial scientific evidence over the years promoting breast milk for newborns and the American Academy of Pediatrics promotes exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of...
View ArticleEvery 25 Seconds
Summary Neal Scott may die in prison. A 49-year-old Black man from New Orleans, Neal had cycled in and out of prison for drug possession over a number of years. He said he was never offered treatment...
View ArticleReligion: Turning a blind eye to state-backed extremism
RELIGION Turning a blind eye to state-backed extremism There is likely a consensus that terrorism is facilitated by the indoctrination and radicalisation of the young and naive. What isn't well...
View ArticleFirstHealth Moore Regional Has Donor Breast Milk Program for All Infants
Tammy Welch (at left) and Robin Clark, R.N., are lactation consultants at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, which - unlike many hospitals - has a donor breast milk program for all newborns, not just...
View Article“I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me”
Summary Reader Advisory: This report contains graphic descriptions of traumatic experiences, often affecting children. Intersex people in the United States are subjected to medical practices that can...
View Article“Not in it for Justice”
Summary On the night of November 2, 2015, Maria Soto’s 18-year-old son Daniel went out with friends and did not come home. At 1:30 p.m. the next day, Maria finally got a call: Daniel had been stabbed...
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