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Romney and banning the bags– the back story
BOSTON–With Massachusetts’ recent achievement of being the second “bag-free” state, many have asked us about the details of events in 2005 and 2006 and then-Governor Mitt Romney’s role in quashing a...
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AAP Leadership Forum passes resolution to limit formula marketing
Elk Grove Village, IL– The American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Leadership Forum passed a resolution advising pediatricians “not to provide formula company gift bags, coupons, and industry-authored...
View ArticleJoint Commission mandates Perinatal Care measure
Oakbrook Terrace,IL–The Joint Commission (TJC), the organization which accredits most US hospitals, announced on Nov. 30 that maternity hospitals with at least 1,100 births per year will be required to...
View ArticleBreastfeeding and the Obesity Controversy
The media is full news that recent studies debunk any link between breastfeeding and lower risk of obesity. But is that a fair conclusion? Read more this blog from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.
View ArticleStudy on formula use in breastfeeding: not ready for prime-time
Do women really breastfeed better if they give their babies tiny amounts of formula in the hospital? Would donor milk have the same effect? Continue reading →
View ArticleLandmark Study Highlights Effect of Breastfeeding on Women’s Health
Cambridge, MA — A new study has found that low breastfeeding rates in the U.S. may cause as many as 5,000 cases of breast cancer, nearly 54,000 cases of hypertension, and almost 14,000 heart attacks...
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Mass. celebrates 2 new Baby-Friendly hospitals!
Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton and Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington were both notified in the past week that they have been officially designated as Baby-Friendly hospitals by...
View ArticleNew California law: Ten Steps for all!
On October 9, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 402 into law. This first-in-the nation law requires all perinatal hospitals in California to implement all Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding...
View ArticleZipMilk improves and expands
WESTON, MA– ZipMilk, an important resource for breastfeeding mothers and health professionals alike, has now been updated to be more user-friendly and has expanded its listings of breastfeeding...
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“Breastfeed Anytime Anywhere” campaign takes off!
(Atlanta, GA and Weston, MA) —ROSE and the Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition have launched an exciting social marketing campaign aimed at normalizing breastfeeding in public among African American...
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Holyoke Medical Center is now Baby-Friendly: Part of a turning tide
Holyoke Medical Center has earned the prestigious international Baby-Friendly Hospital designation this month, becoming Massachusetts’ seventh Baby-Friendly facility. 1999 Boston Medical Center (re...
View ArticleMassachusetts General Hospital now Baby-Friendly!
Massachusetts General Hospital became the state’s eighth and largest Baby-Friendly Hospital on November 25. With about 3,700 births per year, this puts the percentage of infants born in Baby-Friendly...
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2016 Breastfeeding Data Show Impressive Gains for Southeastern US &...
We have a lot to celebrate during this National Breastfeeding Month and Black Breastfeeding Week. Nationally, the number of births at Baby Friendly facilities has gone from 7.8% in 2014 to 18.3% in...
View ArticleAAP Issues Hospital Guidelines for Safe Skin-to-Skin Care and Sleep for Newborns
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued guidelines for hospitals and birth centers on how to most safely execute skin-to-skin care (SSC) and safe sleep for term newborns in the hospital setting....
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New research estimates increase of $40 billion annually of lifetime earnings...
In a report from the non-profit organization Resources for the Future, economists Marc Hafstead and Randall Lutter have released a report estimating that if half of all US infants born each year were...
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Breastfeeding is a women’s health issue
In the first study ever to combine maternal and pediatric health outcomes from breastfeeding in a single model, Harvard researcher Dr. Melissa Bartick and colleagues published a new study showing...
View ArticleMass. now has 10 Baby-Friendly facilities!
Emerson Hospital and Martha’s Vineyard Hospitals were just designated Baby-Friendly, becoming the state’s ninth and tenth Baby-Friendly facilities. Emerson, with 1,129 births per year, and Martha’s...
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August 2017 is Massachusetts Breastfeeding Month!
Governor declares August 2017 Massachusetts Breastfeeding Month!
View ArticleCDC breastfeeding data shows continued geographic disparities; CDC highlights MA
While the US made modest gains in breastfeeding overall, not all states benefited equally. While Massachusetts ranked fourth in breastfeeding initiation and ranked highly in all other categories,...
View ArticleCooley Dickinson Hospital is Baby Friendly!
Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton is Massachusetts’ 11th Baby-Friendly Facility. With the addition of Cooley Dickinson, 15.9% of Massachusetts births now occur in Baby-Friendly facilities....
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