It also helps the nursingparentto recover faster after birth and protects them against various health issues.
This made the new mom extremely frustrated, which prompted the girlfriend to storm off.
By the mid-20th century, most Americans had attached a sense of disgust to this natural process.
Nursing in private and especially in public started to feel abnormal and destabilizing for women.
Negative reactions from onlookers are one of the reasons why some women are hesitant to breastfeed in public.
If she wants to only breastfeed with a cloth covering her chest?
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If she doesnt want to breastfeed in public at all?
Then that is alright!
Leila Hilal from Drexel University College of Medicine.
It doesnt have a hidden sexual agenda.
It only means that their baby is hungry.
Its something women should feel confident and proud of doing.
It is always helpful to have a supportive person with you.
Or to be with other breastfeeding parentsthere is strength in numbers, adds OConnor.
Normalize breastfeeding, she proposes.
Educate all healthcare workers about breastfeeding.
Have breastfed curriculum in high schools.
Require ALL healthcare workers to be educated about breastfeeding.
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Stop using bottles as the image for feeding babies.
Stop the marketing of formula, especially in low-income areas.
Hospitals should not be giving away formula.
Check out the results:
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