Written by Dr Julie Smith Formula feeding should be clearly named in research showing its potential health risks to babies, according to a new study. The study, led by Dr Julie Smith from the Australian Centre for Economics Research on Health at The Australian National University, shows that researchers reporting poorer health among formula-fed children too ...
Written by dani His first cradle is the warm cozy womb that sways to and fro, gently rocking him as his mother walks through the park or dances in the the living room with his big brother. His first lullaby is the sound of the beat and swoosh of his mothers heart, mommy's beautiful voice talking ...
Written by Claire Niala I was born and grew up in Kenya & Cote d'Ivoire. Then from the age of fifteen I lived in the UK. However, I always knew that I wanted to raise my children (whenever I had them) at home in Kenya. And yes, I assumed I was going to have them. ...
Written by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Ph.D., IBCLC Sarah has had depression on and off throughout most of her adult life. She finally found an antidepressant that worked for her. But now she’s pregnant and she’s been hearing all the awful things about antidepressants during pregnancy. She’s talked with her doctor about it, and he has assured ...
Written by TINA ROSENBERG Sometimes, the best way to progress isn’t to advance — to step up with more money, more technology, more modernity. It’s to retreat. Towards the end of the 1970s, the Mother and Child Institute in Bogota, Colombia, was in deep trouble. The institute was the city’s obstetrical reference hospital, where most of ...
Written by Helen Read the latest edition of New Beginnings, the La Leche League magazine, online.... Read the entire story >