Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Studies Point to Health, Economic Benefits
(April 10, 2010) Amid intense debates about health care over the last few months, two recent studies show great benefits of breastfeeding. A Boston study showed that if 80-90% of U.S. women breastfed their newborns for at least six months, between $10.5 and $13 billion would be saved in health care and other costs each year, and more than 700 lives, mostly of newborns, would be spared. Read More…
Breastfeeding On the Increase, CDC Says
Breastfeeding has health, financial, bonding, and child-spacing benefits.
(Jan. 7, 2010) More women are realizing that mom’s milk is best, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The practice of breastfeeding has been increasing for the last decade, with recent data showing 74 percent of new mothers breastfeeding. That’s up from 68 percent in 1999. Read More…
Breastfeeding Benefits Becoming Recognized
(Apr. 20, 2009) Once thought of as an oddity, or as an throwback to a less sophisticated time, the breastfeeding mother can now feel more comfortable with what is a growing acceptance of a healthy, normal practice. Read More…