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  2. History and culture of breastfeeding - Wikipedia

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    Two early 20th century Korean women breastfeeding their babies while working The history and culture of breastfeeding traces the changing social, medical and legal attitudes to breastfeeding, the act of feeding a child breast milk directly from breast to mouth. Breastfeeding may be performed by the infant's mother or by a surrogate, typically called a wet nurse. Ilkhanate prince Ghazan being ...

  3. Human milk bank - Wikipedia

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    It is a collaboration between KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) and Temasek Foundation Cares. The foundation has set aside S$1.37 million (US$1 million) for the milk bank, which will collect, screen, process and store breast milk from donor mothers. [26]

  4. When is a child too old to breastfeed? Experts weigh in

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    Breast, bottle, whatever: How You Feed is a shame-free series on how babies eat. Ten years ago, Time magazine's cover featured mom Jamie Lynne Grumet with her 4-year-old son nursing while standing ...

  5. Milk kinship - Wikipedia

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    Milk kinship, formed during nursing by a non-biological mother, was a form of fostering allegiance with fellow community members.This particular form of kinship did not exclude particular groups, such that class and other hierarchal systems did not matter in terms of milk kinship participation.

  6. A history of breastfeeding and formula shaming: How did we ...

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    Breastfeeding rates continued to plummet, and by the early 1970s reached the lowest point in U.S. history. In 1972, breastfeeding initiation rates — or the number of women who nursed their baby ...

  7. La Leche League - Wikipedia

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    La Leche League International; Abbreviation: LLLI: Formation: 1956; 69 years ago () [1]: Founded at: Franklin Park, Illinois United States: Purpose "To help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother."

  8. File:Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (ASP 2005-1).pdf

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  9. Establishment of breastfeeding - Wikipedia

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    Establishment of breastfeeding refers to the initiation of providing breast milk of mother to baby. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), [ 2 ] breastfeeding is the best way to provide nourishment, including essential nutrients , energy and antibodies , to infants and toddlers .