In addition to providing support to mothers and parents, La Leche League of Ireland also advocates for policies and practices that support breastfeeding. They work with healthcare professionals, policymakers, and the public to raise awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding and the importance of ...
August 1 marks the anniversary of the Innocenti Declaration, a pivotal document that lists the benefits of breastfeeding plus global and governmental goals, that was adopted in 1990 by 32 governments and 10 United Nations agencies.By Barbara L. Behrmann...
-Marian Thompson, a co-Founder of La Leche League International “Breastfeeding is an instinctual and natural act, but it is also an art that is learned day by day. The reality is that almost all women can breastfeed, have enough milk for their babies and learn how to overcome problems ...
La Leche League of Florida and Caribbean Islands The mission of La Leche League International is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in ...
Have you no shame, La Leche League? Once again you cruellypostedthis “badge.” I breastfed my baby through postpartum depression! Never mind that women are literally killing themselves and their babies because of postpartum depression, and breastfeeding has been implicated in th...
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Today, more mothers in the United States are in the labor force, and returning to the workforce presents numerous challenges for the breastfeeding mother. Although it as been demonstrated that maternal employment is associated with a decrease in the length of time a mother continues to breastfeed...
Rhetoric La Leche Leaguethe mediaand the nursing mother| A broader perspective on persona theory PURDUE UNIVERSITY Robin E. JensenRobin P. Clair DossErin FThis dissertation builds on current breastfeeding-related scholarship by suggesting that the lived experiences of nursing mothers could be effective...
La Leche League International (LLLI) is as foundational to all aspects of breastfeeding as the Red Cross is to disaster relief, and La Leche League has a website to prove it. The home page opens with a quiet, welcoming abstract image and has six main sections to explore on its tool ...
Weber-Gasparoni K, Kanellis M, Levy S & Stock J 2007 `Caries prior to age 3 and breastfeeding: a survey of La Leche League members' Journal of Dentistry for children, vol. 74, No. 1 (Jan-Apr), pp. 52-61.Weber‐Gasparoni K, Kanellis MJ, Levy SM, and Stock J. 2007. Caries ...