Breastfeeding

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Pelvic thrusts and paintings of breast pumps: the mothers making game-changing art
This year’s Mother art prize pays tribute to the joy, fury and hilarity of having kids – even the preview show was gatecrashed by toddlers

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

25, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Stopping breastfeeding my baby offers a bittersweet relief | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
My journey through mixed feeding has been painful and beautiful in equal measure, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

07, Apr, 2023 @7:00 AM

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Unable to breastfeed my baby due to cancer, I was made to feel like a failure | Na'ama Carlin
No one should feel unsupported and inferior about the way they feed their child

Na'ama Carlin

07, Mar, 2023 @11:32 PM

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Have decades of breastfeeding advocacy helped babies and parents? | Letter
Letter: The data is not available, but we have reason to doubt it, writes Dr Giulia Piccolino of the Infant Feeding Alliance

27, Feb, 2023 @5:52 PM

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Advocating for better breastfeeding support | Letter
Letters: Dr Tony Waterston says milk formula companies’ sponsorship of paediatric associations has a corrupting effect and hinders breastfeeding

20, Feb, 2023 @5:18 PM

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Breastfeeding rates are still dismal, despite my 35 years of campaigning | Letters
Letter: Sue Miller says male politicians’ poor attitude and profit-driven formula manufacturers are the barriers

13, Feb, 2023 @6:07 PM

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‘Underhand’ formula milk ads stop millions from breastfeeding, experts say
Global reports say companies exploit parents’ emotions and manipulate scientific information to generate sales

Anna Bawden

07, Feb, 2023 @11:30 PM

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When I struggled with breastfeeding, ancient images of motherhood helped me feel less isolated
I felt like a failure because I found breastfeeding so painful but visual art helped me make sense of my experience

Joanna Wolfarth

22, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM

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Frances Foord obituary
Other lives: Midwife who spent 26 years in the Gambia before focusing on postnatal care in London

Colette Jones

15, Jan, 2023 @2:51 PM

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Why are struggling parents having to rely on food banks for baby formula? | Letters
Letters: Sally Etheridge and Ellie Coteau say it’s difficult for charities to provide formula as the wrong type could put babies at risk

19, Dec, 2022 @12:22 PM

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When parents are struggling to feed their babies, why don’t all food banks offer formula? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
A resistance to making formula too easily available is patronising, shaming and dangerous, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

13, Dec, 2022 @4:38 PM

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Boom in Australia breast milk sales and donations a risk to infants, expert says
Online black market exists where breast milk is bought by cancer patients, athletes and bodybuilders, among others

Melissa Davey Medical editor

06, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM

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