The following post is a guest post by Jennifer Johnson who writes on the topic of Nurse Practitioner schools. I asked her to write about this topic to give pregnant and breastfeeding moms, and those interested in pursuing a career in nursing, an idea of what nurses actually learn about breastfeeding in school. Thank you [...]
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I know I said I would be posting about my fundraising efforts for La Leche League today, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I am unable to do so at this time. Instead, I hope you will find this an educational and enjoyable read. The use of pain relieving medication during pregnancy and labor has been [...]
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(The following story is fictional. Should you see yourself in the Queen then kudos to you!) Once upon a time (as recent as a moment ago), there was a Queen who gave birth to a Princess. What made her a Queen was that her partner called her one, and what made their daughter a Princess [...]
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A new study by the Boston University School of Public Health shows that even when hospitals encorage new mothers to breastfeed, those same hospitals sometimes do things that increase the chance the babies will end up drinking formula instead. See entire article here. Basically, trained maternity nurses who should have been taught “Breastfeeding 101″ at school [...]
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