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Yo Mama: TIME Magazine Cover Edition

Leslie Goldman | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Weaning, Nursing, Time Magazine, Breastfeeding, Attachment Parenting, Yo Momma Jokes, Time Magazine Breastfeeding Parody, Parody, Parents News

As someone who spends approximately 38% of the day with her boob in someone's mouth, I took particular interest in the recent TIME magazine kerfuffle over attachment parenting.

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It's Not Porn, People, It's Food

Lisa Belkin | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Nursing, Breastfeeding, Time Breastfeeding Cover, Breast vs. Bottle, Parentry, Hiding Pregnancy, Changing Views of Pregnancy, Changing Views of Breastfeeding, Parents News, Parents News

Can we look at a woman nursing and think "lunch"? We have learned to stop blushing at the sight of a pregnant woman. It's more than time to give nursing mothers the same break.

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Extreme Parenting Made Simple

Juliet Linley | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Angela Merkel, Nursing, Fathering, France, Breastfeeding, Rome, Italy, Co-Sleeping, Parenting, Babies, Attachment, Elections, Babywearing, Dr-William-Sears, Mothering, Francois Holland, Ergo Baby, Nicolas Sarkozy, Europe, Parents News

What most people seem to ignore is that creating an attachment bond with your baby is about putting your child's needs ahead of yours. It's as simple as that. Seriously.

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Extended Breastfeeding -- Time to Come Out of the Closet?

Jeanne Ponessa Fratello | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Extended Breastfeeding, Nursing, Breastfeeding, Time Magazine, Parents News

Not every mom is as visible as the mom on the cover of TIME magazine, but there are plenty of moms who enjoy this time with their little ones and have no set deadline for stopping.

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TIME Magazine: The Breastfeeding Debate

Susan Stiffelman | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Motherhood, Susan Stiffelman, Time Magazine, Parenting, Nursing, Breastfeeding, Parents News

I can't get behind the cover photo, if only because if we're talking about what may be best for a child, we can at least agree that kids deserve to have their privacy respected.

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Why Nurses Are the Unsung Heroes of Global Health

Sheila Davis, DNP, ANP-BC, FAAN | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Nursing, Nurses, International Nurses Week, Public Health, Global Nurses, Global Health, Global Nursing, Health Technology, Impact News

Although our founding mother of modern nursing would be impressed with the health technology of today, I am sure she would be sorely disappointed by the ongoing invisibility of nurses, which she fought so hard to overcome during her lifetime.

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Astoria Characters: The Nurse the Doctor Ordered

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Alma Mesquita, Nursing Degrees, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioners, New York News

Alma Mesquita is a tower of tranquillity. Stethoscope slung over her shoulders like a shawl, she speaks in soft, lilting tones that promise that no matter what's wrong, she'll make everything all right.

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Facebook Pulls Breastfeeding Photos From 'Respect the Breast'

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: L'activists, Breastfeeding-Activism, Nursing, Breastfeeding Photos, Breastfeeding Facebook, Breastfeeding, Breast Feeding, Public Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding in Public, Facebook, Breast-Feeding, Emma Kwasnica, Respect the Breast, Facebook Breastfeeding, Parents News

Breastfeeding mothers are accusing Facebook of censorship again. In what's become an ongoing quarrel, Heather Stultz and Cece Buehner, founders of a "...

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$2 A Year Can Keep Mothers And Their Families Healthy In The Developing World

Suzanne Skees | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Nursing, Health, Freedom From Hunger, Global Motherhood, Development, Health Workers, Microfinance, Microcredit Summit Campaign, Health Education, Economic Empowerment, Bblog-Globalmotherhood, Impact News

The non-profit Freedom From Hunger is working to help 1.3 million women facing extreme poverty in developing nations work hard towards goals to grow, advance, and develop themselves, their families, and their communities.

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Legoland Apologizes For Making Moms Really Mad

Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Video, Legoland, Kelly Sabourin, Nursing, Breastfeeding, Mom Shamed for Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding in Public, Parents-Babies, Legoland Employee Told Mom to Stop Breastfeeding, Parents News

Kelly Sabourin, a mom of three from Florida says breastfeeding is something she has always loved to do. But on January 20th, she was made to feel as t...

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Super Bowl Breastfeeding Room Bonds Moms, Football

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Breastfeeding-Mothers, Nfl, Nursing, Super Bowl 2012, Super Bowl XLVI, Nursing-Mothers, Breastfeeding, Football, Breastfeeding-Moms, Nurse-Ins, Breast Feeding, Nurse-In, Parents-Babies, Lactation, Parents News

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. But for th...

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Breastfeeding Mom Protests Facebook Picture Ban

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: L'activists, Nursing, Nursing-in-Public, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding and Facebook, Nurse-Ins, Public-Breastfeeding, Facebook, Breastfeeding-in-Public, Emma Kwasnica, Parents News

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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I Am Doctor. Hear Me Roar.

Priya Malhotra | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Scrubs, Women, Doctor, Chicago, Medical School, Women Doctors, Nursing, Nurses, Women in Medicine, Chicago News

On days I've worn scrubs in public, strangers often comment on my monochromatic cotton garb. The most common comment I get is this: "you must be a nurse."

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Breastfeeding Benefits: Got Breast Milk?

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Breast Feeding Benefits, Nursing, Breastfeeding, Breast Milk Health Benefits, Breastmilk Health, Breast Milk Health, Breast Feeding, Breast Milk, Breastfeeding Benefits, Los Angeles, Dr. Braunstein, Los Angeles News

Medicine is fraught with controversies. However, there is one topic upon which there is almost universal agreement: with few exceptions, breast milk is the best source of nourishment for infants.

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Real Health Reform Demands an Expanded Role for Nurses

Afaf I. Meleis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nursing Profession, Health Care Nurses, Nursing, Nurses, Health Care Reform, Nursing Shortages, Health Care, Health Care Reform Nurses, Politics News

Changing the way healthcare is delivered in this country by ensuring that nurses play a more prominent and crucial role is not an option, it is a necessity.

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Sleep Tips For New Mothers: Quality Vs. Quantity

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Napping, Nursing, Breastfeeding, Newborns, Moms, Naps, New Moms, Sleep, Parents, Postpartum Depression, Healthy Living News

According to a recent study new moms sleep patterns mimic those who suffer from sleep disorders like sleep apnea. They get enough hours asleep, but not enough hours in restorative sleep.

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CDC's Breastfeeding Report Card Says U.S. Doesn't Make The Grade

Gina Ciagne, CLC | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Parenting, Breastfeeding, Nursing, Breast Feeding, Breastfeeding Benefits, Benefits of Breastfeeding, CDC Breastfeeding, Healthy Living News

I believe that it's the lack of education and support for new moms that are primary factors driving these statistics.

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Why Did We Get Married?

Paul Bowers | Posted 05.25.2011

I got married in college. That is to say, my wife and I are both undergraduates at the University of South Carolina. That is to say, we get a lot of raised eyebrows when we introduce ourselves to classmates.

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Women on the Verge: Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Nursing, The Bacchae, Finland, Sauna, Illness, Sanatorium, Books News

Your Presence Is Requested At Suvanto by Maile Chapman is a strange but addictive book about the shackling of female will -- and what happens when the restraints fail.

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Sarah Dale, British Nurse, Fired After Bedding Cancer Patients' Husbands

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: England, Macmillan Cancer Support, Nurse, United Kingdom, Nhs, Great Britain, Sarah Dale, Macmillan, British Nurse, Nursing, World News

Sarah Dale, a 39-year-old nurse who specialized in dealing with cancer patients, has admitted to having relationships with two husbands of her patient...

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Wendy K. Burgess Dead: Chicago Nursing Professor And Textbook Author Leaves Legacy

Chicago Tribune | Joan Giangrasse Kates | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Health Nursing Practice, Wendy K. Burgess, Nursing Textbooks, Nurses, Textbooks, Faithfully Yours, Books, Wendy Burgess, Nursing, Books News

A longtime member of the Chicago-area nursing community, Wendy K. Burgess had a doctorate in nursing, taught at several universities and was a sought-...

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Employers Struggling To Fill Jobs That Pay $55,000-$60,000 Per Year

AP | CHRISTOPHER LEONARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nursing, Unemployment, Good Jobs, Economy, Energy Research, Jobs, Job Training, Recession, Engineering, Recruiters, Business News

In a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus b...

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Aging Parents, Home Care: What You Need To Know When Hiring Health Aides

Fern Siegel | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Home Care, Health Care, Partners in Care, Seniors, Living News, Nursing, Nurses, New York City, Healthy Living News

What do families need to know when hiring home care? It's critical to factor in cost, job requirements, employee consistency, security issues and expertise.

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Bad Mommy: The Sexism Embedded in Women's Views on Breastfeeding and Childbirth

Joyce McFadden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New Mothers, Nursing, Newborns, Breastfeeding, Mothering, Sexism, Childbirth, Caesarean, Healthy Living News

Women shouldn't impose strictures on other women's individuality and choice when we wouldn't want that from men.

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Breast-Feeding May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Yahoo! News | Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Nurse, Nursing, Health, Breast Cancer, Lower Cancer Risk, Lower Breast Cancer Risk, Breast-Feed, Breast-Feeding, Breast Cancer Risk, Healthy Living News

MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Women who breast-feed their babies even for short periods of time may lower their risk of developing premenopausal...

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