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Media inquiries: please contact Alison Stanton, Director LLLNZ, 09 533 0391 or Lisa Manning, Media Relations Coordinator LLLNZ, 09 826 4500
LLLNZ Conference April 2013
La Leche League Conference Moves into the Green Zone
South Island Conference Update
September 2011
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Yes the South Island La Leche League Conference is going ahead.
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Where: Hotel Ashburton, Ashburton, Mid Canterbury
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When: Friday 26 April to Sunday 28 April 2013
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Breastfeeding During Emergencies
Helpful answers to questions asked when breastfeeding during emergencies
When Should Babies Start Solids
LLLNZ Media Release 18 January 2011
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La Leche League New Zealand (LLLNZ) is concerned that a review published in the British Medical Journal (1) undermines the progress that has been made in improving infant health over the past decade. The review questions the World Health Organisation's (WHO) global recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding to six months. The controversy has caused confusion for parents regarding when to introduce complementary foods.
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Government Urged To Toughen Up On Infant Formula Marketing
Press Release 1 December 2010
The Government is being urged to step up its regulation of the marketing of infant formula.
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La Leche League New Zealand, the country's leading breastfeeding support group, wants the Government to take the lead in protecting breastfeeding by moving from a voluntary code to full implementation of the the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes, and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly resolutions, which regulate industry practice to protect babies' lives, health and wellbeing.
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LLL Calendars - Be the face of La Leche League NZ for 2011!
Get your very own LLLNZ 2011 calendar customised with your very own photo in a beautifully designed LLL border. Shout out for La Leche League and complete your Christmas shopping under budget at the same time. Your distant rellies will love to see a family picture - so light and easy to post!
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Also available - a stunning collage with some favourites from the LLLNZ 2010 Photo competition.
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Breastfeeding and Women Immigrants – an audio interview
Glynis Bartlam looks at how migration changes breastfeeding patterns and then an interview with Hien Pham, an immigration lawyer of Vietnamese origin.
http://www.holycowmedia.com/tars-season-3
Scroll down the page to find Show 81 - Season 3 - Ep#26
More Support Needed for Breastfeeding Mums
Press Release 26 July 2010
Thousands of New Zealand mums are not breastfeeding because they don't get enough help, according to the country's leading breastfeeding support group.
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La Leche League New Zealand, a mother-to-mother support organisation, says more emphasis needs to be placed on helping mums breastfeed their babies after discharge from hospital.
"Our maternity services are getting better and better at implementing comprehensive breastfeeding policies, but more has to be done to encourage and help mothers when they get home. We cannot hope for breastfeeding to become the norm if we do not give mothers the ongoing help they need," says LLLNZ spokesperson Lisa Manning.
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LLLNZ Promotes Safe Baby Wearing
Press Release 21 April 2010
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New Zealand mothers are being urged not to abandon safe baby wearing using appropriate slings following the recall of more than a million "bag" slings in the United States and Canada.
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Three infant deaths have been linked to the design which bends the baby's neck, covers its face and can restrict the airway.
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La Leche League New Zealand says that the deaths are tragic. However most slings are safe and advantageous when used appropriately. LLL spokesperson Alison Stanton says baby slings can be an excellent way for mothers to carry their babies. "Safe slings are great parenting tools. They keep babies relaxed, happy and calm. Babies' biological need for body contact and motion is met. In addition they can sleep anywhere and mothers can get out and about attending to the many other jobs they have, knowing their babies are secure and content.
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Report Affirms - Breastfeeding Save Lives
Press Release 13 April 2010
Latest research suggesting over 900 babies would be saved each year if 90 per cent of US women breastfed their babies highlights the need for more support for breastfeeding mothers worldwide, according to La Leche League New Zealand.
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The results, published online in the journal Pediatrics*, say if mothers in the US followed the global recommendation to breastfeed exclusively for six months, billions of dollars would be saved in healthcare costs for treating diseases such as gastroenteritis, ear infections, asthma and juvenile diabetes.
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