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Taking Down the Bottle The incidences of bottle homage are often subtle enough that we do not see them. They operate as a sort of smokescreen. |
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Don't Trash Our Bodies! With studies pointing to toxins in breastmilk, one might wonder: Is breastfeeding still the best choice for our babies? The answer is, unequivocally, yes. |
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Lessons in Public Breastfeeding How one woman triumphed over cultural shame and claimed her right to nurse. |
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Sidebar: Whatever Happened to Delta Airlines? |
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From Bashful to Brazen: The Indiscreet Breastfeeder's Manifesto I'm proud to say I have nursed my two children almost everywhere and I have chosen to let it all hang out for personal and political reasons. |
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Mother's Milk - A Healing We all know that mother's milk is the best of all natural therapies for babies. It is less known that this miraculous substance has been used through the ages as a healing agent. |
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Ban the Bags Hospitals present new mothers with gift bags containing formula, while pediatricians' offices give new mothers a kit containing more formula, with instructions on how to use it to supplement a breastfed baby. |
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Doesn't the Breast Work Anymore? A pioneering lactation consultant issues a rallying call to moms: trust your breasts! |
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Eco-Mama Earth Day Special: In the past few decades we have become increasingly aware of the need to alter our lifestyles in order to draw less upon our natural resources. |
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Nature's Way Circle American Indian women in one Minnesota community are making a concerted effort to return to breastfeeding. |
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Molecular Miscarriage: Is the HIV Theory a Tragic Mistake? Some scientists believe that HIV does not equal AIDS. Here's a closer look. |
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Safe and Sound Underground: HIV-Positive Women Birthing Outside the System Grave injustices force many HIV-positive moms and their families into hiding. |
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Formula for Profit: How Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes Undermines the Health of Babies A look at a campaign with widespread, negative effects. |
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Lactivism Support and advocate for breastfeeding and nursing moms. Find information, resources, and inspiration to guide others and spread the word. |
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The Politics of Vitamin D: Questioning Universal Supplementation Will the vitamin D controversy undermine breastfeeding in the African American and Islamic communities? |
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In the Eye of the Storm: A Mother's True Story of Confronting AIDS, Fate, and the State In 2000, Kathleen Tyson of Eugene, Oregon, tested positive for HIV during her pregnancy and later was threatened with the loss of her child if she breastfed. This is her story. |
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Breastfeeding, Biomonitoring, and the Media How should breastfeeding advocates respond to media coverage that undermines breastfeeding? |