Blog Entries September 2008
by Kate Kahn -
28th September 2008
In recent weeks we've seen news story after news story about Chinese milk products contaminated with melamine---a chemical used in plastics. Tens of thousands of babies in China who were fed Chinese-made infant formula have fallen sick and at least four have died. Of course that's horrific. It's incredible that any company...
by Barbara Dehn -
24th September 2008
In early August, Childbirth Connection, a leading national not-for-profit organization released the findings from "New Mothers Speak Out, National Survey Results Highlight Women's Postpartum Experiences."
One finding that leapt out from the report was that 44% of all mothers reported that eitheir physical and/or...
by Kate Kahn -
21st September 2008
Here's some food for thought, no pun intended. The New York State Health Department has put together a Breastfeeding Education Activity package for teachers to use in their curriculums. It's targeted at classes K though 12. The department has tailored it year by year. For instance the lesson plan for kindergartners...
by Barbara Dehn -
18th September 2008
For the second year in a row, El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California had the highest rate of breastfeeding moms, a whopping 95%. This is fantastic news, and I’m excited because that’s where all of my patients deliver their babies. It’s a testimony to the superb and enormously dedicated lactation consultants who...
by Kate Kahn -
15th September 2008
If I read one more article that says that babies who are breastfed are more likely to have higher IQs than those who are formula fed, I'm going to scream. There is absolutely no proof to back up the claim and all it does is prey on the vulnerability of new moms who can't, or, for some reason choose not to breastfeed. ...
by Barbara Dehn -
11th September 2008
Moms are asked to wear many different hats, sometimes two or three at the same time. One of the biggest challenges that most moms face is how to find the time and the energy to feed their babies. A recent report by Renata Forste, titled, "Are US Mothers Meeting the Healthy People 2010 Breastfeeding Targets for Initiation, Duration,...
by Kate Kahn -
8th September 2008
A recent study out by the Childbirth Connection (a non-profit organization with a goal of improving maternity care) paints a troubling picture about the factors that can trigger postpartum depression. Many are issues I've blogged about here...
by Barbara Dehn -
4th September 2008
It's a labor of love, having a baby, no matter how you become a parent. Labor, a C-Section, a surrogate, adoption. Each has their own path towards parenthood. I like to say to my patients that the complicated, winding path to being a mommy or daddy is a journey with a treasure at the end. You never know what twists and turns...
by Kate Kahn -
1st September 2008
Four hospitals in Fresno, California have become the latest to eliminate the goodie bags given to new moms when they leave the hospital all in a misguided effort to increase breastfeeding rates. Officials at the hospitals cite the free formula samples in those bags as incenting women to use formula instead of breastfeeding their newborns...
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