The Sacramento Bee -- sacbee.com -- A father's quest
Tom Mooers of Nevada City pauses as he discusses his wife, Sarah Forslund, who died shortly after giving birth to Wesley, now 6 months old.
Sacramento Bee / Lezlie Sterling
A father's quest
After his wife's death, he seeks insurance coverage for breast milk
By Dorsey Griffith -- Bee Medical Writer
Published 2:15 a.m. PST Friday, December 6, 2002
NEVADA CITY -- Wesley Forslund-Mooers is a sturdy 6-month-old with rosy cheeks and lively blue eyes. He scoots. He rolls. He coos. And he offers his toothless smile to anyone who catches his eye.
His robust health, says his dad, is due in large measure to breast milk. He believes the milk not only sustains Wesley, but arms him against any number of maladies he may face down the road.
Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Monday, December 02, 2002
Malcolm Chisholm emerges the victorThe Herald's annual political awards: "The Free Spirit of the Year award went to Labour's Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, who has shown herself unafraid to champion controversial issues such as legal protection for mothers breastfeeding in public places."
Monday, November 25, 2002
Rotman Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2002 Presented by BMO Financial Group Recognize Five Outstanding Canadian Business Owners
- Export Award - Kathryn From and Shery Leeder, Bravado Designs Inc.
Toronto (Ontario) - Presented by Export Development Canada (EDC)
Bravado! Designs Inc. is an innovative maternity lingerie company that
delights and excites women around the world. Bravado's success comes from
combining fashion with functionality to offer unique products in unexpected
patterns, ranging from floral, black and leopard print bras to matching
thongs, bikini briefs and nursing sleepwear.
- Export Award - Kathryn From and Shery Leeder, Bravado Designs Inc.
Toronto (Ontario) - Presented by Export Development Canada (EDC)
Bravado! Designs Inc. is an innovative maternity lingerie company that
delights and excites women around the world. Bravado's success comes from
combining fashion with functionality to offer unique products in unexpected
patterns, ranging from floral, black and leopard print bras to matching
thongs, bikini briefs and nursing sleepwear.
icWales - Campaign to stop male moans over breastfeeds "
Nov 26 2002
Madeleine Brindley Health Correspondent Madeleine.Brindley@Wme.Co.Uk, The Western Mail
SAGGING breasts, lack of sex drive and the potential embarrassment of breastfeeding in public places.
But these aren't the worries facing new mothers who must decide between the breast and the bottle - these are the concerns of their partners.
Men's attitudes towards their partners' breastfeeding is thought to be one of the reasons behind the high proportion of women who still opt for formula ahead of the breast, despite the proven health benefits of breastfeeding." [Article goes on to note women whose partners are supportive of breastfeeding are 33x more likely to do it! - jc]
Nov 26 2002
Madeleine Brindley Health Correspondent Madeleine.Brindley@Wme.Co.Uk, The Western Mail
SAGGING breasts, lack of sex drive and the potential embarrassment of breastfeeding in public places.
But these aren't the worries facing new mothers who must decide between the breast and the bottle - these are the concerns of their partners.
Men's attitudes towards their partners' breastfeeding is thought to be one of the reasons behind the high proportion of women who still opt for formula ahead of the breast, despite the proven health benefits of breastfeeding." [Article goes on to note women whose partners are supportive of breastfeeding are 33x more likely to do it! - jc]
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