A non-profit organization since 2010, the International Breastfeeding Centre (ibc) offers breastfeeding support, education, and training. ibc is home to the world-renowned Newman Breastfeeding Clinic, where thousands of families from Ontario and abroad seek breastfeeding help and support. Our vision is to be an internationally respected and critically acclaimed centre of excellence in the study and […]

“En Puerto Rico no se vende leche materna”
Por Alejandra M. Jover Tovar 01/05/2017 El proyecto de ley 317 pone en manos del Departamento de Salud la regulación de una industria que aquí no existe. “Es un proyecto totalmente irrelevante”. Dos expertas sobre el tema de la mujer y la lactancia consultadas por Primera Hora se mostraron sorprendidas por la radicación del Proyecto […]

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Parenting adventures- pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding & pumping, cloth diapers, babywearing, DIY projects, recipes & reviews from a natural minded, knowlege-seeking mom of 4! Friday, May 15, 2015 5 Fascinating Breastfeeding Facts I know everyone has heard the saying that breastmilk is best. It does amazing things for both baby and mother. I think the […]

Newborn Tongue-tie: Prevalence and Effect on Breast-Feeding
ORIGINAL ARTICLES Newborn Tongue-tie: Prevalence and Effect on Breast-Feeding Lori A. Ricke, MD, Nancy J. Baker, MD, Diane J. Madlon-Kay, MD, MS, and Terese A. DeFor, MS Read or Download PDF here: http://www.jabfm.org/content/18/1/1.full.pdf

Breastfeeding Medicine
Why we still need to “Watch our language” One of the family medicine physicians here at UNC wants to make sure doctors-in-training know the facts. “There are no benefits of breastfeeding,” he tells his students. “There are risks of formula feeding.” Logically, these two statements are identical, but they feel completely different. In 1996, Diane Wiessinger […]

Model Policy for Insurers Aims to Calm Chaos Surrounding Mandated Coverage of Breastfeeding
Washington, DC In the rapidly-changing landscape of insurance requirements rolling out under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), few have been more confusing than the requirement to cover “breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling” (starting in the first plan year that began on or after August 1, 2012). The lack of guidelines or recommendations as to who […]

Delayed Weaning May Reduce HIV From Breast-Feeding Women
April 17, 2013 HIV-infected women who breastfed without supplementing their infants’ diets with other fluids or foods for the first six months of life had lower levels of the AIDS virus in their milk, a study in Zambia showed. The findings, published today in Science Translational Medicine, are the first to show how variations in […]