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World Breastfeeding Week 2009
Breastfeeding: A Vital Emergency Response - Are You Ready?
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THE BIG LATCH ON 2009!!! Friday 7th of August 2009
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"The 2008 record of women breastfeeding simultaneously has been broken. On Friday 7 August 2009 - 1299 women and babies achieved a new record!"
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Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Life Workshop 8 May 2010
An informative La Leche League Workshop covering various topics.
When: Saturday 8 May 2010
Venue: St Francis Church Hall, 92 Mansel Ave, Hillcrest, Hamilton
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Please click on the link below for programme details, cost and registration form:
LLL Supports Safe Bed-Sharing (December 2008)
The international breastfeeding support organisation, La Leche League, has spoken out in favour of safe bed sharing for breastfeeding mothers and babies.
Last week Wellington coroner Garry Evans and others called for babies to sleep separately from their mothers, claiming that bed sharing increases the risk of infant death.
Betty Wagner-Spandikow obituary (October 2008)
La Leche League International and the world lost an amazing woman when Betty Wagner Spandikow, of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, passed away October 26, 2008. Bettty was co-founder of La Leche League International and co-author of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, which has over 2 million copies in print.Â
Breastfeeding in a Crisis (August 2008)
Breastfeeding a Relief for Storm Victim
Leonie Mosen from Miranda in the Firth of Thames is very pleased to be breastfeeding her daughter Bella. Leonie, who lives in a remote country area with four children including three month old Bella was without phone, power and running water following this week's severe weather.
LLLNZ Welcomes Breastfeeding Campaign (July 2008)
La Leche League Welcomes Breastfeeding Campaign
"Encouraging family and whanau to offer practical help and moral support to breastfeeding mothers is important, especially in the early days and weeks following birth. The messages of the Breastfeeding Campaign launched yesterday by the Ministry of Health show just how simple some of the key actions and attitudes needed to support and encourage breastfeeding mothers are," says La Leche League Director, Barbara Sturmfels.
Edwina Froehlich Obituary (June 2008)
Edwina Froehlich of Inverness, Illinois, co-founder of La Leche League International and co-author of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, which has over 2 million copies in print, died at 5 am on Sunday, June 8, 2008 at Northwest Community hospital in Arlington Heights after suffering a stroke on May 25.
LLLNZ Greets Infant Feeding Guidelines with Mixed Feelings (May 2008)
La Leche League greets updated infant feeding guidelines with mixed feelings
The release by the Ministry of Health of the updated Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0-2) has been met with a mixed response from La Leche League New Zealand.
"We are delighted that the Ministry of Health is now recommending that the WHO Child Growth Standards be used to chart and assess growth. These will enable more reliable assessment of child growth patterns than the New Zealand growth references that they replace", says Barbara Sturmfels, Director of La Leche League New Zealand.
Submission- Employment Relations, Breaks & Infant Feeding Amendment (May 2008)
Submission to the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee on the Employment Relations (Breaks and Infant Feeding) Amendment Bill
by La Leche League New Zealand Inc
19 May 2008
Financing for Gender Equality - where does breastfeeding fit in? (February 2008)
Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women: where does breastfeeding fit in?
Breastfeeding is not usually visible. Women tend to feed and care for their babies out of the public view. However, it is vital to remember breastfeeding when making policy decisions about how to spend money for gender equality.
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