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Breastfeeding in Public: Where Do American Moms Really Stand?

Gina Cicatelli Ciagne, CLC | Posted 01.11.2013 | Parents
Gina Cicatelli Ciagne, CLC

In 2012, breastfeeding entered mainstream American dialogue as either a polarizing or a unifying topic for a wide variety of mothers, parents, employers and public officials across the country.

New Lawsuit, But Dubious Marketing Claims Nothing New for Nestlé

Wenonah Hauter | Posted 01.06.2013 | Green
Wenonah Hauter

You can see how the strategy to expand its consumer base would sound good to Nestlé's investors. But wait a minute -- the company is blatantly marketing its products like bottled tap water and infant formula to the people who can least afford them?

Fran Drescher's Breastfeeding Battle

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 12.01.2012 | Parents
Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

Fran Drescher courted controversy last week during a radio interview in which she said that breastfeeding "poisons" infants and recommended that nursing mothers get their breast milk tested for toxins.

Why Americans Need Longer Parental Leaves

Trevor MacDonald | Posted 10.17.2012 | Parents
Trevor MacDonald

What Americans need is a set of laws, government programs and business practices that support babies and their families.

Move Over Lactation Consultants, We Need Formula Consultants

Stacie Billis | Posted 10.09.2012 | Parents
Stacie Billis

Instead of unhooking a secret panel in my bra, I reached into my bag for a second time and shiftily pulled out a brand new, baby blue container filled with white powder.

Catherine Pearson

The Results From The Latest Breastfeeding Report Card Are In ...

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 08.07.2012 | Parents

More moms in the U.S. are breastfeeding their babies, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest breastfeeding report card. ...

Breastfeeding: Raising Awareness and Support During National Breastfeeding Month

Gina Cicatelli Ciagne, CLC | Posted 10.01.2012 | Parents
Gina Cicatelli Ciagne, CLC

Join breastfeeding moms and advocates by observing National Breastfeeding Month during the month of August.

Catherine Pearson

Most Moms Want To Breastfeed, So Why Are So Many Falling Short?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 06.04.2012 | Parents

Sarah's breastfeeding difficulties began in the hospital. Her daughter, born three weeks early, was too little to properly latch and struggled wit...

Catherine Pearson

Study Finds Soy Formula Safe For Babies

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 05.28.2012 | Parents

Despite theoretical concerns about brain development in babies fed soy protein-based formula, a new report says they do just as well as babies given m...

The Real View of Free Formula Samples -- Open Your Eyes

Melissa Bartick | Posted 06.20.2012 | Parents
Melissa Bartick

Commercial marketing doesn't belong in hospitals. No matter how you feed your babies.

Catherine Pearson

Are Hospitals Ditching Free Formula?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 11.24.2011 | Parents

Many new moms leave the maternity ward holding two things: their babies and free samples of formula, often packed into diaper bags and handed to them ...

Are You Surprised By Movies Anymore?

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 07.05.2011 | Entertainment
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

Werner Herzog is one filmmaker who defies the trailer, the reviewer and whatever formula you want to put on him. When I walk into a Herzog movie I ...

Is Breastfeeding Better Than Formula Feeding? What You Should Choose

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Ramon Resa, MD

Is breastfeeding better than formula feeding? Every mother contemplates this question. Many instinctively "feel" that breastfeeding will lead to bette...

Why Is The AMA President Lying (Again)?

Dr. Daniel Palestrant | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Daniel Palestrant

Dr. Rohack tries to spin the fact that the AMA's failure to achieve their two biggest goals, tort reform and repeal of the SGR formula were in fact victories. He is not including two critical pieces of information.