Media and breastfeeding: friend or foe?
The mass media have the potential to be powerful friends or foes in promoting breastfeeding. The media could help by putting the issue of breastfeeding on policy agendas and by framing breastfeeding as healthy and normative for baby and mother. Currently, however, it looks as if the media are more often contributing to perceptions that [...]
Awareness and reported violations of the who international code and pakistan's national breastfeeding legislation; a descriptive cross-sectional survey
Conclusion:
Most hospital health professionals were unaware of national breastfeeding legislation in Pakistan, and infant formula companies were continuing to flout the ban on gifts, free samples and sponsorship for health staff. (Source: International Breastfeeding Journal)
Source:Awareness and reported violations of the who international code and pakistan's national breastfeeding legislation; a descriptive cross-sectional survey
Parenting and the workplace: the construction of parenting protections in united states law
In this paper, I discuss the shortcomings of the legal protections that exist for pregnancy, breastfeeding, and parenting for United States’ workers. The two main sources of protection for pregnancy and parenting in United States employment law are the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Both, I argue, contain [...]
Overabundant milk supply: an alternate way to intervene by full drainage and block feeding
Conclusions:
Overabundant milk supply is an often underdiagnosed condition in otherwise healthy lactating women. Full drainage and “block feeding” offers an adequate and user-friendly way to normalize milk production and treat symptoms in both mother and child. (Source: International Breastfeeding Journal)
Source:Overabundant milk supply: an alternate way to intervene by full drainage and block feeding
A qualitative study of western australian women's perceptions of using a snoezelen room for breastfeeding during their postpartum hospital stay
Conclusions:
Insight into how the Snoezelen room promoted relaxation also highlights what contributes to maternal anxiety during breastfeeding experiences in hospital. The findings offer health professionals the opportunity to consider adopting strategies such as a Snoezelen room in their hospital or being innovative in modifying the postpartum setting to promote relaxation for breastfeeding women. (Source: International [...]