November 15, 2012
At the heart of National Adoption Month is one goal: to raise awareness about children in foster care and match them with adoptive parents. According to the Children’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about 104,000... more
August 7, 2012
The national Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) recently submitted a petition about milk in the National School Lunch Program. No, the group wasn’t taking on sugary milks, such as those flavored with chocolate or strawberry (a favorite target of... more
August 2, 2012
The headlines are alarming: “NYC Hospitals’ Baby Formula Plan Rankles Mommy Bloggers.” “Bloomberg’s Breast-Feeding Nudge—or Shove.” And (perhaps my favorite title ever), “Mayor Bloomberg, ‘keep your hands out of our bras!’” The charges are astonishing: Locking up formula is akin... more
July 28, 2012
July, 2012, Massachusetts became the second state to ensure that families in its hospitals and birthing centers would not be inundated with formula marketing bags. But Massachusetts is not alone in its efforts to restrict formula marketing. November, 2011, Laura... more
December 20, 2011
I will be returning to work soon, and I will need to pump milk while at work. What is the best way for me to store my milk while I am at work? more
December 20, 2011
I plan to breastfeed for at least one year but I have to return to work after 16 weeks. Will I be able to pump my milk at work? more
November 22, 2011
From the White House on down, childhood obesity is recognized as a pressing public health concern. Earlier this year, in part responding to First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) decided to do what... more
November 17, 2011
A campaign to establish lactation rooms at the busiest airport in the world started with a simple post on Facebook. Sojourner Marable Grimmett—an Atlanta mother, blogger at Married With Two Boys, and author of a study about balancing work and... more
May 19, 2011
On May 16, Forest Park, Georgia passed a citywide “public indecency” ordinance that bans public breastfeeding of children over the age of 2. The purpose, city manager John Parker told local news station WSBTV, is “to control nudity throughout the... more
April 12, 2011
Despite recent and well-publicized efforts advocating the accommodation of breastfeeding in the workplace, the United States (U.S.) lags far behind just about every other industrialized nation in its overall support for working parents. Although family values are often cited by... more
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