Monday, January 10, 2005

Herald.com | 01/10/2005 | New moms need to transition back to work: "
BY AMY JOYCE
Washington Post Service

"WASHINGTON - After her son was born 14 months ago, Denise Lane-White returned to her job as a patent attorney with a bit of trepidation, like many mothers who return from maternity leave. But also like many moms, she was looking forward to getting back to work, although she knew the transition would not be simple after 12 paid weeks of maternity leave and two weeks of vacation time. "It was actually a little easier than I expected,'' she said. ``I missed the intellectual stimulation of my job. I maybe also prepared myself for being totally devastated. I was sad, and I missed my baby during the day. But it wasn't the [all]-encompassing devastation I expected.''..."

Sunday, January 09, 2005

Grieving mom finds recipient for special gift
Toledo Blade
Sunday, January 9, 2005
By LUKE SHOCKMAN
BLADE STAFF WRITER
"Brenda Canada knew her baby probably would not survive but in the midst of her grief decided some good must come from her son's death. Five months before Christian was to be born, doctors told Mrs. Canada and her husband, Mike, that the child had severe kidney abnormalities and he likely would not live more than a few minutes after birth. The Wauseon-area couple began praying for a miracle but knew the odds were against them. So Mrs. Canada vowed that the death of her son, who was due to be born Christmas Day, would not prevent her from giving a special gift to someone else's baby. "We didn't want to live with any regrets," Mrs. Canada said. "We wanted to help other babies." She had heard about programs in some parts of the country that collect excess breast milk from mothers and distribute it to babies..."

Saturday, January 08, 2005

Xinhua - English
Cloned cows with human genes born in Shandong
www.chinaview.cn 2005-01-08 21:16:26
"BEIJING, Jan. 8 -- Two cloned cows containing a human gene, which is an important component in breast milk, were born in east China's Shandong Province. ..."

Friday, January 07, 2005

Public Outcry Over Public Breast feeding
Jan. 6, 2005
www.waff.com
"Breastfeeding in public . . . Its literally created a public outcry.  Monday we told you about a woman who was asked to move to a private area because she was breast feeding in a public area at a Huntsville museum. Nearly 200 people have posted their opinions and the messages have been viewed by close to four-thousand people.  Some people have been for . . . others against. Amy Heflin said, "I've never been asked to leave anywhere because of feeding my baby."  Jenny Jacks works at the Earlyworks Museum...."