The Globe and Mail: "Girls warned to cut back on meat, whole milk"

By ANDRÉ PICARD
From Thursday's Globe and Mail


"Girls should markedly cut back their consumption of red meat, poultry and whole milk to reduce their exposure to dioxin, a chemical that can build up in the body and, in their childbearing years, harm their babies, a U.S. scientific panel says."
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The levels of dioxins in the breast milk of women in Canada's Far North is five-times higher than among women in the south."

toledoblade.com: "Nitrates in Fremont water unsafe for babies to drink

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Taipei Times - archives: "Association says breast is the best
By Melody Chen
STAFF REPORTER
Monday, Jun 30, 2003,Page 2

More than 100 pairs of parents yesterday brought their babies along to a function celebrating the establishment of the Breastfeeding Association Taiwan (BRA), the country's first organization to promote breastfeeding.

Chen Chao-huei (³¯¬L´f), chief of the neonatology division in Tai-chung Veterans General Hospital, was the author of an article exploring the relationship between SARS and breastfeeding. She attended the function to answer questions about breastfeeding.

There are no ready statistics on the prevalence of breastfeeding in Taiwan at the moment, but Chen said in the country's 'mother-baby-friendly hospitals,' around 80 to 90 percent of mothers breastfeed their newborn babies."

Herald Sun: More new mums go under knife [02jul03]: "More new mums go under knife
By KELLY RYAN and JEN KELLY
02jul03

MORE than one in three Melbourne women have their babies delivered by surgery.

A snapshot of birthing options reveals Francis Perry House in Carlton has the highest percentage of caesarean deliveries each year.

Higher caesarean rates at some birthing centres reflect their specialised care for the growing number of older, first-time mums and IVF babies."