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Early Childhood Nutrition Is A Learning Experience For Parents And Children Alike
From allergies to introducing solids, the first few years of a child's life have a surprising amount of decisions for parents to make.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDHHR Launches App To Help Support WIC Families With Breastfeeding
West Virginia has some of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the country – especially for participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBreast Milk Donation is Growing Across U.S. But It's Not All Safe, Doctors Warn
For a variety of reasons, breastfeeding is just not possible for everyone. Formula was a lifesaving development when it was first created. Before formula,…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWorking Moms Feel Pressure to Breastfeed, But Struggle Getting the Time and Support to Make it Work
Only 17 percent of Americans have paid family leave from their jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the early 1990s, the Family Leave Act…
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The More Money a Mom Makes, the More Likely She is to Breastfeed
In the United States, breastfeeding rates are lower among low-income women and higher among high-income women. This is despite research that shows…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBreastfeeding is Natural, but for Many Women, It's Not 'Easy'
Infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months after birth, says the American Academy of Pediatrics, citing research that says…
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