Breastfeeding

Kate and Will are pregnant

2012-12-03 16:47:58

I was giving a speech once to a group of career women who had decided to be stay-at-home moms, and I was waiting to be introduced when I overheard an animated conversation between two of them. "So, the doctor said she could have a serving of grapes,...

Anne Arundel County health briefs

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Holiday blues Feeling stressed and unhappy? The Department of Health's website offers information on what causes the holiday blues and healthy ways to cope with them. Visit aahealth.org and click on "Holiday Blues" under "Hot Topics." Information:...

Lead limits on military firing ranges outdated, report says

2012-12-04 04:31:50

Researchers commissioned by the Defense Department said Monday that decades-old limits on lead exposure are inadequate to protect the health of workers on military firing ranges. Moreover, the National Academy of Science reported, lead from ammunition...

'Real Housewives of Atlanta' recap, 'No Excuses for Excuses'

2012-12-03 07:38:00

As a very pregnant and very red Kim storms out of a brunch date with the other women, this episode of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," just may mark the end of Kim's relationship with the rest of the women. She attempted to wiggle her way out of...

Howard County moms open up with personal blogs to share tips, information and support

2012-10-08 09:32:00

The timing was perfect. A day after journalist Sarah Kelber launched her family blog “Homefront,” a major news story hit that was the ultimate fodder for a parenting-themed discussion. The story on the cover of Time was about attachment...

NIH launches new infant safe sleep campaign

2012-09-14 09:30:00

The National Institutes of Health is expanding its safe infant sleep outreach campaign to include ways to reduce not only sudden infant death syndrome but all causes of infant death. The “Back to Sleep” campaign was launched in 1994 to...

Group urges pregnant women to maintain good dental care

2012-09-19 12:57:00

With so many things to think about, expectant mothers sometimes neglect their teeth, but this can have implications for their unborn babies. In response, the advocacy group Maryland Dental Action Coalition is educating women about proper oral hygiene...

State revises breastfeeding recommendations

2012-08-23 15:14:00

State health officials have revised recommendations for hospitals after receiving nearly 130 comments on an initital draft on the issue. In an effort to improve breastfeeding rates The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is working to make...

Encouraging new mothers to breast-feed isn't enough

2012-11-17 08:00:00

In addition to Maryland hospitals encouraging new mothers to breast feed by describing the many benefits to the infants, the mothers themselves and the mother child bond ("Maryland releases breast-feeding recommendations for hospitals," Nov. 14),...

Too much ado over breast-feeding

2012-11-15 09:45:00

When did breast-feeding become everyone's business ("Maryland urges hospitals to encourage early breast-feeding," Nov. 14)? I am shocked at how many complete strangers ask new mothers if they are breast-feeding. Now the state Department of Health and...

Maryland releases breast-feeding recommendations for hospitals

2012-11-14 09:01:00

Maryland health officials want the state's hospitals to play a larger role in encouraging mothers to breast-feed in the crucial hours after they give birth, as growing evidence points to the health benefits of feeding babies human milk. The Maryland...

Md. infant mortality rate at record low for second year

2012-08-08 15:48:56

Maryland maintained a record low infant mortality rate for the second year in a row, statistics cheered by state leaders, though the rate continued to outpace the national average. The statistic shows deaths among infants under a year old and was 6.7...

In 2006, Emily Gillette of Santa Fe, N.M was ordered off an airplane in Vermont for refusing to cover herself while breast-feeding her child. She reached a settlement with Delta Airlines and two other airline companies in March for an undisclosed amount.

2012-12-06 19:01:43

Breastfeeding Debate

2012-11-09 07:31:00

Dr. Bridget Boyd brings has been named the medical director of the newborn nursery and the pediatric mobile health unit for Loyola University Health System. She also is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

2012-10-23 11:59:00