My Thoughts on just about most things — By Kristie Wickland

Katie Allison Granju Collection (original collection pages were not restored as inner files in this folder)

Bacteria in Maternity takes a look at hospital contamination

Birth Scene: Initiative The Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative. The First Consensus Initiative of the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS). The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is a coalition of individuals and national organizations with concern for the care and well-being of mothers, babies, and families. Our mission is to promote a wellness model of maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs. This evidence-based mother-, baby-, and family-friendly model focuses on prevention and wellness as the alternatives to high-cost screening, diagnosis, and treatment programs.

Breastfeeding - It's So Easy! — You hear a lot about how breastfeeding is so good for your baby...and it sure is. But in the stressful days of early motherhood, maybe you'd like to know about something that's easy for you. The good news is that breastfeeding is just as easy for Mom as it is healthy for baby! What a divine design!

Can Advocates Create Guilt? Breastfeeding advocates being blamed for "making" mothers feel guilty for using synthetic infant nutrition. By Heidi Murphy.

Can your baby get too much of a good thing? There is absolutely no reason that babies should not be encouraged to nurse for comfort, or to fall asleep at the breast.

CNN - Breast milk makes kids brighter, study suggests - January 5, 1998 Children who were breast-fed when they were babies perform better in school and score higher on standardized math and reading tests, a new study suggests.

One of the most intact breastfeeding cultures in the world: Bangladesh The breastfeeding tradition in Bangladesh is without a doubt among the strongest in the world and has shown no evidence of declining during the past 20 years. This paper reviewed research published around the world from studies done on breastfeeding in Bangladesh. Recent national-level data suggest that breastfeeding is initiated for 99% of infants in both rural and urban areas. The duration of breastfeeding appears to be remaining stable at a mean of nearly 30 months and a median of about 36 months.

Life Before Birth: Communication The children of your dreams

Family.com: Minnesota Parent - Infant Formula by Katie Allison Granju

NEW Message in a Bottle — Breastfeeding vs. Formula by Linda Baker. Reprinted with permission from In These Times, the Alternative News Magazine, August 21, 1995 in hip Momma, 1st quarter, 1996 and presented as a public service by ZIPMALL, Inc.

Nurturing Library Moms who nurse, have a reduced risk if breast cancers

Nurturing Magazine Article -- Why Nurse a Toddler answers the age old question "You are STILL nursing?" !!

Safety Stats at Homebirths 10 studies that show homebirth is safe

The Cost of Not Breastfeeding Abstract; Janice M. Riordan EdD, RN; Associate Professor, School of Nursing; Wichita State University

Women Employment early 1900 The following are excerpts from a pamphlet by a physician originally published more than 150 years ago. It attests to the common belief of medical professionals at the time of publication (1820) concerning midwifery. In particular, these quotes reveal their objections to women being formally trained as midwives.

"Generosity" — Sue Bender, Everyday Sacred (on-site article from the 1999 archive)