Journal of Human Lactation- Discard the Stereotype, Strengthen the Science, and Experience Success
- Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: The Role of Human Milk in Preventing Disease in the 21st Century
- Punching Above Its Weight: Does New Zealand's Responsibility for Protecting, Promoting, and Supporting Breastfeeding Extend beyond Its Own Borders?
- Thickened Milk for the Management of Feeding and Swallowing Issues in Infants: A Call for Interdisciplinary Professional Guidelines
- From Breast Milk to Brains: The Potential of Stem Cells in Human Milk
Tag Archives: Breastfeeding in Public
Nursing in Public: When Did It Become So Controversial?
Written by Robin Kaplan, M.Ed., IBCLC When I look back at 2012 and recall the variety of breastfeeding stories that were covered by American media, I can’t help, but grimace and wonder, “When did breastfeeding become so controversial?” News story … Continue reading
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Tagged breastfeeding, Breastfeeding in Public, Controversy, Current Events, Facebook, Robin Kaplan
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Why Beyonce Nursing in Public is So Significant
Written by Robin Kaplan, M.Ed., IBCLC, Owner of San Diego Breastfeeding Center and Co-Editor of Lactation Matters Last week I came across an extremely well-written article by Kimberly Seals Allers of MochaManual.com, called Dear White Women: Beyonce is OUR Breastfeeding … Continue reading
Posted in Breastfeeding News, US news
Tagged Beyonce, Breastfeeding in Public, Kimberly Seals Allers
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Do Children See Breastfeeding?
By Jennie Bever Babendure, PhD, IBCLC With the recent push to Bring Breastfeeding back to Sesame Street, and deletion of breastfeeding images by Facebook, this month’s article seems particularly timely. In countries where the act of breastfeeding is often done … Continue reading
Nursing is Normal – A Video from the Central District Breastfeeding Coalition
Thank you so much to Betsy Ayers, a lactation consultant at Meridian St. Luke’s hospital in Boise, Idaho, for sending this video to Lactation Matters. What a beautiful testiment to normalizing breastfeeding, especially in public! If you have a video … Continue reading
Video Vignettes – Breastfeeding in Public
In our monthly Video Vignette series, we review the use of the internet to empower moms to meet their breastfeeding goals. This month, let’s utilize YouTube to assist moms in getting out of the house and finding the confidence to … Continue reading
