Mamels life animal

Emerging empirical research from chemistry, microbiology, animal science, nutrition, pediatrics, and evolutionary anthropology are accelerating our understanding of the magic of milk. Translating the findings about milk, however, for the end-user (babies) and end-producers (moms), requires shining a light on emerging social science and public health research tackling breastfeeding initiation and support. Moreover, understanding the context and experiences of mothers of different races highlights the persistence of health care deficits that perpetuate breastfeeding disparities. John H. White, National Archives Demographics & Epidemiology In 2014, Dr. Lind and colleagues evaluated the maternity and perinatal practices at 2,227 hospitals and birth centers in the United States in conjunction with the racial demographics of the area served by these health care facilities (1). Combining data from the CDC’s 2011 Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care survey with census data on

So many directions to go after that essay title.  My pithy kneejerk response is “whenever the eff makes sense for you and your life, moms!” but then I recall I’ve been trying to cut back on my sailor mouth.  I could quote the World Health Organization recommendations “continue frequent, on-demand breastfeeding until two years of age or beyond” or the American Academy of Pediatrics “for as long as is mutually desired by the mother and baby” or United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) , or the United States Center for Disease Control , or… or… or… or…  Just like the beat , the list of evidence-based public health recommendations goes on. Alternatively I can have my face melted by looking into the Ark of the Covenant that is the comment thread of Barbara King’s NPR post “ What's Right About A 6-Year-Old Who Breast-Feeds ” When Barbara contacted me to provide comments for her thoughtful piece on very prolonged breastfeeding in response to the Mirror’s report on Denise Sumpter and th