World Breastfeeding Week: Are We Doing All We Can to Support Mothers?
It’s been seventeen years since I sat on my bed, crying, holding my two-week-old son while feeding him formula from a bottle, wondering … More
Blog Posts: Breastfeeding
Creating a Space for (Talking About) Breastfeeding in Public
By Amanda Barnes Cook When I took Intro to Child Development as a clueless 19-year-old, it took me by surprise when the professor … More
Top Hospitals Putting an End to Formula Marketing to New Moms
Despite a wealth of evidence that breastfeeding provides the most health benefits for infants, many barriers -- including rigid work conditions and lack … More
Guides to Breastfeeding and Working
The American College of Nurse-Midwives recently published a free guide to breastfeeding and working, which carries tips for preparing to go back to … More
Mayor Bloomberg and the Debate (and Truth) over Breastfeeding and Formula
En Español Women who choose to breastfeed need better support -- on that point, there is no doubt. Even when a woman wants … More
World Breastfeeding Week
August 1st through 7th, 2012 marks the 20th anniversary World Breastfeeding Week, an international event intended to promote breastfeeding around the world. The … More
Breastfeeding in African American Communities
Shafia Monroe of the International Center for Traditional Childbearing was recently interviewed for a nice piece in The Skanner on the topic of … More
El CDC Dice que la Mayoría de Hospitales No Apoyan Adecuadamente el Amamantamiento
Escrito por Rachel. Traducido del orginial en inglés August 9, 2011. OBOS has received funding to make blog entries available in Spanish. We … More
CDC Says Most Hospitals Do Not Properly Support Breastfeeding
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report pointing to low rates of breastfeeding in the United States and … More
Yes! HHS Approves IOM Recommendations for Preventive Care for Women
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is adopting the Institute of Medicine's recommendations for preventive care services … More