City asked to educate public on breast-feeding rights
insidetoronto.com
SUSAN O'NEILL
Jan. 23, 2007
"Toronto Public Health (TPH) is recommending a new policy designed to educate the public about the rights of breast-feeding mothers who are entitled to nurse their babies anytime, anywhere...."
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Warning on smoke, alcohol
By ARWEN HANN - The Press | Wednesday, 24 January 2007
press.co.nz
More education is needed to encourage women to stop smoking and drinking during and immediately after pregnancy, Otago University researchers say.
The study found that while women were more likely to give up alcohol while they were pregnant they would often return to drinking once the baby had been born even if they were breastfeeding.
Women were less likely to give up smoking even while pregnant.
Co-author Sherly Parackal said more educated women with higher incomes were more likely to keep drinking while pregnant while women from lower socio-economic groups were more likely to smoke.
"We found that 66 per cent of women were still smoking, perhaps because it is harder to give up than alcohol," she said.
"We also found that women returned to drinking while they were breastfeeding even though there is still a risk. I think more education needs to be done on these things."....
Editor's note - the full article is here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/3937952a6530.html
This article doesn't define the risks of breastfeeding and alcohol use (or smoking and breastfeeding risks) and it apears to say the risk of pregnancy and drinking and breastfeeding and drinking are the same for the baby. I've contacted the study author to see if she can provide more details on her research regarding breastfeeding and alcohol consumtpion and risk. -- Jodine
By ARWEN HANN - The Press | Wednesday, 24 January 2007
press.co.nz
More education is needed to encourage women to stop smoking and drinking during and immediately after pregnancy, Otago University researchers say.
The study found that while women were more likely to give up alcohol while they were pregnant they would often return to drinking once the baby had been born even if they were breastfeeding.
Women were less likely to give up smoking even while pregnant.
Co-author Sherly Parackal said more educated women with higher incomes were more likely to keep drinking while pregnant while women from lower socio-economic groups were more likely to smoke.
"We found that 66 per cent of women were still smoking, perhaps because it is harder to give up than alcohol," she said.
"We also found that women returned to drinking while they were breastfeeding even though there is still a risk. I think more education needs to be done on these things."....
Editor's note - the full article is here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/3937952a6530.html
This article doesn't define the risks of breastfeeding and alcohol use (or smoking and breastfeeding risks) and it apears to say the risk of pregnancy and drinking and breastfeeding and drinking are the same for the baby. I've contacted the study author to see if she can provide more details on her research regarding breastfeeding and alcohol consumtpion and risk. -- Jodine
Monday, January 15, 2007
Shannon Henry - Banking on Milk - washingtonpost.com
Shannon Henry - Banking on Milk - washingtonpost.com: "Banking on MilkOptions Are Growing for Women Who Can't Breast-FeedBy Shannon HenrySpecial to The Washington Post
Tuesday, January 16, 2007; Page HE01
Topaz Weis, 44, and Christie Allen, 27, two mothers in Burlington, Vt., met each other when Weis was looking for supplemental breast milk to feed her baby, and Allen had an oversupply to offer. Weis even gave Allen a key to her house so she could place the precious white bags directly in the freezer."...
This article addresses Human Milk Banking Association of North America milk banks, private internet arrangements, and for-profit companies set up to market and distribute human milk.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007; Page HE01
Topaz Weis, 44, and Christie Allen, 27, two mothers in Burlington, Vt., met each other when Weis was looking for supplemental breast milk to feed her baby, and Allen had an oversupply to offer. Weis even gave Allen a key to her house so she could place the precious white bags directly in the freezer."...
This article addresses Human Milk Banking Association of North America milk banks, private internet arrangements, and for-profit companies set up to market and distribute human milk.
Monday, January 08, 2007
Update: The Latest on Massachusetts Formula Bag Ban Efforts: "Mothering Magazine News Bulletins December 2006
As Mothering reported in December of 2005, Massachusetts made national headlines when it%u2019s Public Health Council voted to ban formula sample bags from maternity hospitals, becoming the first state in the country to do so. The decision was then reversed by Governor Romney, who also fired three members of the Public Health Council just before a repeat vote." ...
As Mothering reported in December of 2005, Massachusetts made national headlines when it%u2019s Public Health Council voted to ban formula sample bags from maternity hospitals, becoming the first state in the country to do so. The decision was then reversed by Governor Romney, who also fired three members of the Public Health Council just before a repeat vote." ...
Update: The Latest on Massachusetts Formula Bag Ban Efforts: "Mothering Magazine News Bulletins December 2006
As Mothering reported in December of 2005, Massachusetts made national headlines when it%u2019s Public Health Council voted to ban formula sample bags from maternity hospitals, becoming the first state in the country to do so. The decision was then reversed by Governor Romney, who also fired three members of the Public Health Council just before a repeat vote." ...
As Mothering reported in December of 2005, Massachusetts made national headlines when it%u2019s Public Health Council voted to ban formula sample bags from maternity hospitals, becoming the first state in the country to do so. The decision was then reversed by Governor Romney, who also fired three members of the Public Health Council just before a repeat vote." ...
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