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March of Dimes Offers Tips for Pregnant Women and New Parents WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As residents from Florida to the Carolinas ready for the first hurricane of the 2011 season, the March of Dimes urges pregnant women and parents of new babies to be prepared for future emergencies or the need to evacuate from their homes. "A hurricane or other natural disaster is stressful for everyone, but pregnant women and new parents have special concerns that can...

The largest worldwide study on the association between breastfeeding, time of weaning and eczema in children has concluded that there is no clear evidence that exclusive breastfeeding for 4 months or longer protects against childhood eczema The largest worldwide study on the association between breastfeeding, time of weaning and eczema in children has concluded that there is no clear evidence that exclusive breastfeeding for four months or longer protects against childhood eczema. The...

I Want a Breast Pump dedicated to serving the needs of new mothers. Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) August 20, 2011 I Want a Breast Pump, a specialty store catering to mothers interested in forgoing bottle feeding, is offering a special discount rate on the rental and purchase of personal breast pumps and accessories this month. The company is dedicated to providing breastfeeding mothers with hospital-grade, electric breast pumps at reasonable prices in the heart of the DUMBO area of Brooklyn,...

The Holistic Moms Network, a national 501c3 non-profit organization, announces their annual 2011 Natural Living Conference in Irvine, CA featuring Keynote Speakers Robyn O'Brien, author of The Unhealthy Truth, and actress Mayim Bialik, currently starring on Big Bang Theory. Caldwell, NJ (PRWEB) August 19, 2011 The Holistic Moms Network (http://www.holisticmoms.org) announced today their 8th Annual Natural Living Conference will be held at the Irvine Marriott in Irvine, California on...

MCHENRY, Ill., Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking study available online in the Journal of Perinatology shows the addition of a unique pumping pattern can help mothers of premature infants pump nearly 75 percent more breast milk over the first 14 days after birth than mothers who did not use the pattern. Nearly 13 percent of all infants in the U.S. are born prematurely, and at risk for serious immaturity-related health problems. Research shows breast milk feedings lower the...

Investigators from the Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have reported findings that may shed light on why African American women have a disproportionately higher risk of developing more aggressive and difficult-to-treat breast cancers, specifically estrogen and progesterone receptor negative (ER-/PR-) cancers.The study, which appears online in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, found that high parity (giving birth to two or more children) was associated with an...

African-American women are at higher risk for hormone receptor-negative breast cancer, one of the most difficult subtypes to treat, but this risk could be ameliorated somewhat by breast-feeding their children."African-American women are more likely to have had a greater number of full-term births and less likely to have breast-fed their babies," said Julie Palmer, Sc.D., professor of epidemiology at the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University. "This study shows a clear...

A newborn baby's weight loss is often used to determine how well a baby is breastfeeding, and concern about a baby which loses too much weight may result in supplementing breastfeeding with formula.  However, many women receive IV fluids during labor, and new research published in BMC's open access journal International Breastfeeding Journal shows that some of a newborn's initial weight loss may be due to the infant regulating its hydration and not related to a lack of breast milk.A group...

Vulnerable premature babies will have access to life saving donor milk NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a major humanitarian effort, the US-based International Breast Milk Project (IBMP), Quick International Courier and Prolacta Bioscience(®) carried and delivered 5,000 ounces of donor breast milk from Monrovia, California to Cape Town, South Africa, today. The shipment, the fifth so far to Cape Town, and the first of two this year, will be given to premature, sick...

MORRISVILLE, N.C., Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- YASOO Health Inc, Morrisville, NC has introduced IronUp, a Liquid Iron Supplement specifically formulated to supplement the levels of dietary iron for infants and children who do not receive adequate amounts in their diets (www.yasooproducts.com/ironup). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110810/CL49882 ) IronUp is a great-tasting grape flavored liquid iron supplement from a bioavailable source of iron that is concentrated for a...