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Are Hospitals That Give Out Free Formula Sabotaging Breastfeeding?

by Shelley White, Posted Mar 17th 2010 4:05PM

Toronto's Medical Officer of Health has a message for Toronto hospitals: Stop giving out free formula. According to a new study by Toronto Public Health, hospitals that provide free formula to new moms reduce the likelihood that women will ...
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Breastfeeding Longer Could Prevent Mental Health Problems

by Shelley White, Posted Jan 14th 2010 11:30AM

Breastfeeding isn't always easy. In fact, for some women it can be one of the most difficult and stressful challenges of coping with a newborn. But mounting evidence suggests that it's a challenge worth facing, and that resources aimed at helping ...
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Breastfeeding - Why women stop

by Sandy Maple, Posted Aug 22nd 2008 9:00AM

When I gave birth twenty-something years ago, nobody really prepared me for what breastfeeding would be like. I have every intention of doing it, but was shocked to find out just how much it hurt. I ended up giving up pretty quickly because of that ...
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