CDC

Is WIC shooting the CDC in the foot when it comes to breastfeeding rates?

April 6, 2010




During the past week two significant studies on breastfeeding in the United States were released. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released statistics on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration, by State using data from the National Immunization Survey for the period of 2004 to 2008. The racial differences highlighted [...]

Read the full article →

Should tradition trump reason? Circumcision and more…

August 25, 2009




In the past, people did a lot of things that we now know are dangerous or harmful. People drove around in cars without seat belts or car seats for their kids. People drank alcohol while pregnant. People started feeding babies solids at 6 weeks. Schools used harsh physical discipline to keep students in line. Parents [...]

Read the full article →

Something to dream of?

November 30, 2008




How does 12 weeks of maternity leave at full pay and up to a year at 60 percent pay sound? How about 98 percent of newborns being exclusively breastfed when they leave the hospital and 72 percent exclusively breastfed at 4 months of age? Consider an infant mortality rate of 5 per 1000 live births. [...]

Related Posts with Thumbnails
Read the full article →