Catching up on lots of breastfeeding in the news this week:
- Breastfeeding protects babies from breast cancer as adults, though not for first-born women.
- Breastfeeding reduces risk of mother developing rheumatoid arthritis by half
- Washington Post covers difficulties implementing D.C.'s new workplace pumping law
- Extended breastfeeding discussed on the BBC (video)
- FDA recalls Mommy's Bliss nipple cream
- Study finds breastfeeding increases intelligence scores
- Popular brand of organic formula is made with cane sugar, raising concerns (though breastmilk is barely mentioned)
- FDA announces a new system for rating the safety of medications during breastfeeding and pregnancy
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