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national breastfeeding month

What Do You Know About Breastfeeding?

Darcia Narvaez, PhD Aug 23, 2020 0

Most people are ignorant about human breast milk’s effects. You might think you know enough about breastfeeding and breast milk. But you probably don’t…

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding as Companionship: An Ancient Tradition

Darcia Narvaez, PhD Aug 9, 2020 0

Restoring the native tradition of breastfeeding The inaugural Native Breastfeeding Week - now Indigenous Milk Medicine Week - was held August…

Attachment Parenting / Bonding

Breastfeeding in the USA—A Little History, Part 1 of 2

Darcia Narvaez, PhD Aug 5, 2019 2

Breastfeeding In The USA - A Little History PART ONE OF TWO How did infant formula come to dominate infant feeding? The other day I overheard a graduate…

Attachment Parenting / Bonding

Breastfeeding’s Importance—What Science Tells Us, Part 2 of 2

Darcia Narvaez, PhD Aug 5, 2019 0

Happy World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month! August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week and the entire month of August is breastfeeding month…