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NYC’s Breastfeeding Campaign Draws Ire from Some Parents
In the wake of an announcement by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that infant formula will have to be “signed out” in the same way that medication is has led to an outcry among parents who say...
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Hospital Formula Ban Proposed Nationwide
Measures that would prohibit hospitals from distributing free samples of infant formula to new mothers–a move some hospitals in Oklahoma, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island have already...
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Most Babies Eat Solid Food too Soon, Study Says
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies be fed only formula or breast milk until they are 6 months old, but more than 90 percent of mothers are offering solid food to their babies...
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Formula Can Support Breastfeeding, Study Finds
Although exclusive breastfeeding is recommended when medically possible, a new study published in the journal Pediatrics has found that supplementing breast milk with formula will not compromise...
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Scans Show Breast Milk May Be Good for the Brain
MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, scans are showing that breastfeeding may have specific benefits for developing brains, according to a new study published online in the journal NeuroImage. More...
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Venezuela Considering Baby Bottle Ban to Promote Breastfeeding
In a move Venezuelan legislators hope will encourage women to breastfeed their babies, the Congress of that country is considering legislation that would prohibit the use of baby bottles and the sale...
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Mom’s Personality Predicts Breast or Bottle Feeding Choices
Personality traits, including a proclivity for anxiety or social extroversion, have been found to correlate with a mother’s choice to feed her baby by bottle or breast. LiveScience.com has more on the...
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FDA Announces New Infant Formula Safety Rules
The Food and Drug Administration has announced new guidelines meant to make sure infant formula is both safe and nutritious. The new guidelines are based on two years’ worth of research, during which...
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Chinese researchers are apparently working on developing a synthetic breast milk based on the actual chemical makeup of real human breast milk, as Newser reports: China’s government is spending $1.6...
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Federal Infant Formula Standards Finalized
In the wake of multiple recalls of infant formula in recent years, the federal government has finalized standards that will require manufacturers to test their products for nutritional content as well...
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