Democrat & Chronicle:
(November 20, 2004) — Dr. Ruth A. Lawrence was unlike many women in the 1950s — she had a full-time job, and a prestigious one at that.
But she tried to never let it get in the way of raising her nine (that's right, nine) children. I was very careful to do my share to never dump my children on somebody else, to make as many or more cookies for PTA meetings, do as much or more car pooling. I never, ever let somebody think I wasn't doing my share," said Lawrence, who is still working at the University of Rochester Medical Center as a professor of pediatrics...."

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Breastfeeding bill gains approval: "MSPs have passed a bill making it illegal to bar women from breastfeeding their babies in public. They voted by 103-13 to make it an offence to stop anyone feeding milk to children under two in public or in family-friendly licensed premises. The Breastfeeding (Scotland) Bill received wide support and was passed on Thursday afternoon.... "

Baby care controversy
WXYZ: Investigations
Steve Wilson
Nov 15, 2004
"Some local churches are using the popular Baby-Wise books by Gary Ezzo as a teaching aid in preparation for parenting. Ezzo is not a doctor, has no formal training in child development, and some say this advice is downright dangerous. Doctors at Children’s Hospital in Detroit are among those far and wide who oppose the Ezzo program, specifically his advice to impose a very strict schedule for infant feeding and his advice parents just ignore the screams of their hungry newborns to force them onto the schedule. "It is dangerous to do it the way he describes," Pediatrician Dr. Rosemary Shy says of Ezzo's technique. "It puts these babies at risk for jaundice, at risk for dehydration, and at risk for failing to thrive, all of which we’ve seen."..." [This is a link to a Real Video report - JC]

AP Wire | 11/13/2004 | Police say child got drugs from breast milk
Associated Press
"FORT WORTH, Texas - A mother of six has been indicted on a charge of recklessly causing serious bodily injury to a child by passing drug-tainted breast milk to her 14-month-old daughter. 'I think a Tarrant County jury will probably be outraged by this and will be glad to have a chance to litigate it,' prosecutor Mitch Poe told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for its Saturday editions. 'Hopefully, this will send a strong message to nursing mothers to stop doing drugs.'Corrina Annette Richardson, 35, remained in the Tarrant County Jail on Saturday morning with bail set at $10,000. She was indicted Wednesday...."