If you haven’t already seen the news about contaminated baby formula in China here’s the basic information: SHIJIAZHUANG, China — Police arrested 12 more people Thursday as China expanded a crackdown in a scandal involving tainted milk powder as a fourth death was announced and more than 6,200 other babies were sick from the powder….

I went and looked up the actual text of the ordinance that protects mothers that are nursing in public. Here it is in case you’re interested: Not withstanding any other provision of law, a mother or her surrogate may breastfeed her child and may express her breastmilk in any location, public or private, except the…

If you’ve been breastfeeding for a while or hanging out with breastfeeding mamas (even if you haven’t breastfed) you might want to check out the Hathor the Cow Goddess cartoons. As the artist, Heather Cushman-Dowdee, describes Hathor: Hathor the Cowgoddess is a character created by me, an artist living in Los Angeles, California. She is…

Who do you think deserves recognition for helping breastfeeding mothers in the Madison area? The Madison Breastfeeding Promotion Network and the Wisconsin Well Woman Program are seeking nominations for the 2008 Community Breastfeeding Promotion Awards. These awards will be presented at a ceremony on October 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the Warner Park Community Center…

Harlem Hospital just became the first New York City hospital to be designated a “Baby Friendly” hospital by the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative. This WHO/UNICEF program helps birth places around the world better support breastfeeding. According to the Harlem Hospital press release, there are more than 19,000 maternity facilities worldwide that have received the Baby…

A new study shows breastfeeding leading to smarter kids. Other studies have found that breastfeeding goes along with being smart. This new study is exciting because it was designed to try to figure out whether breastfeeding causes higher IQ or if they just happen together for other reasons. Exclusive breastfeeding enhances children’s cognitive development By…

We usually hear that breastfeeding is good because it is good for individual mothers and babies: bonding, good nutrition, good health. But breastfeeding is good for our environment too: no packaging, no transportation, no waste. The Australian Breastfeeding Association has some great posters that celebrate the way breastfeeding protects our environment. I wish I had…

There are so many aspects of breastfeeding that we just don’t see in our society until we’re nursing our own children. And even then, we really only see ourselves and our own babies. It’s generally not socially acceptable to look at other women’s breasts or to carefully watch other women’s babies latching on. So if…