August, 2011 is The Lazy Mama's second year and
also Breastfeeding Awareness Month so this is definitely a great way to celebrate these events.
Not exact matches
Her work with her busy doula and birth photography business, Apple Blossom Families has not only helped individual families to have more positive births, but
also has been hugely successful at increasing
awareness of normal birth and
breastfeeding practices through her photography.
As World
Breastfeeding Week comes to a close, let's all remember that this month is
also National
Breastfeeding Awareness Month.
And besides that «human milk for human babies» thing, the coalition
also wants to raise
awareness of the legality of public
breastfeeding.
«I came to the Public
Breastfeeding Awareness Project because there is a community and bond that grows when you are with other women who all also care about b
Breastfeeding Awareness Project because there is a community and bond that grows when you are with other women who all
also care about
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I am the Director of Marketing for the United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA), and I
also host a podcast, called Mocha Milkies Cafe, to help bring knowledge and
awareness about
breastfeeding and positive birth practices to African America women in my spare time.
I would
also like to add that in support of International
Breastfeeding Week we joined in with a few other bloggers to bring
awareness and support for the week.
Increased
awareness of the nutritional and medical benefits of
breastfeeding, including reduced incidence of infection and allergic reaction, 1 — 9 has led to its endorsement by medical and professional groups10 — 12 and to substantial increases in the number of women choosing to
breastfeed.13, 14 A study of 300 British children showed that children who consumed breast milk in the early weeks of life
also had significantly higher IQ scores at 7.5 to 8 years on an abbreviated version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) than those who were not
breastfed.15 The sample was made up of preterm infants fed breast milk or formula by tube.
It's important to raise
awareness about the benefits of
breastfeeding, and
also the notion that it truly is a woman's reproductive right.
Soto hopes her series will foster more
awareness about
breastfeeding among men, while
also empowering moms — something she wishes she'd had back when she was nursing her first child and feeling very lost.
Her work with her busy doula and birth photography business, Apple Blossom Families has not only helped individual families to have more positive births, but
also has been hugely successful at increasing
awareness of normal birth and
breastfeeding practices through her photography.