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.

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." ...
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." ...

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Breastfeeding News weblog is back! I stopped maintaining this breastfeeding news 'blog back in the spring while I concentrated on a political campaign here in Alberta. The campaign is over, and I'm back posting again. -- Jodine