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Saudi Clerics Advocate Adult Breast-Feeding

(June 5) -- Women in Saudi Arabia should give their breast milk to male colleagues and acquaintances in order to avoid breaking strict Islamic law forbidding mixing between the sexes, two powerful Saudi clerics have said. They are at odds, however, over precisely how the milk should be conveyed. A fatwa issued recently...

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Creepy Or Cute?: Breastfeeding PSA Features Talking Baby With Grown-Up Mug

In a video spot reminiscent of the famous talking-baby E*TRADE ads , the Kentucky Mayor's Healthy Hometown initiative aims to raise awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding in a new series of public service announcements.

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Super Bowl Breastfeeding Room Bonds Moms, Football

It's hard to say how many of the estimated 300,000 people descending upon Indianapolis for the Super Bowl this weekend are nursing mothers.

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The Truth about Breastfeeding

Let's agree up front that it's true that breastfeeding is better for Baby and Mother.

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Breastfeeding Mom Protests Facebook Picture Ban

The debate over how women choose to nurse their children -- not to mention where they do it, when they do it, and for how long -- has gone virtual.

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Breastfeeding Pics Pulled From B.C. Woman's Facebook

A Vancouver mother is calling foul after Facebook pulled pictures of her breastfeeding off its website, calling the photos sexually explicit.

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02/10/12 Breastfeeding protects against asthma up to six years... Source: PhysOrg.com There has long been debate over this issue in the scientific literature, but this latest study of 1105 infants in Christchurch and Wellington over six years demonstrates that exclusive, or indeed any breastfeeding, has a protective effect on the development of asthma in young children.
02/10/12 For Offspring Of Diabetic Pregnancies Breastfeeding... Source: Medical News Today Children of diabetic pregnancies have a greater risk of childhood obesity , but new research from the Colorado School of Public Health shows breastfeeding can reduce this threat.
02/09/12 Baby Your Baby: Breastfeeding Source: ABC - KAKE 10 - Wichita KS Breastfeeding is supposed to be a natural thing, but you can talk to many moms who disagree.
02/09/12 Moms outraged after Facebook removes breastfeeding... Source: ABC - KTNV 13 - Las Vegas NV A group of mothers say they're mad because Facebook took down pictures of them breastfeeding.
02/09/12 On Breastfeeding (NIP) in Public. Big Whoop Source: Babble It's quite the topic these days, isn't it?

Background on breast feeding

Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts (i.e., via lactation) rather than from a baby bottle or other container.

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