La Leche League
of Northern Kentucky

News and Information

Dr. Sears addresses recent co-sleeping concerns:

http://www.askdrsears.com/news/latest-news/dr-sears-addresses-recent-co-sleeping-concerns

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Breastfeeding tied to lower blood pressure risk:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/01/us-breastfeeding-tied-lower-blood-pressu-idUSTRE7A05RZ20111101
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Research finds maternal separation stresses the baby:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102124955.htm

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Maternal IV fluids linked to newborns' weight loss:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110814223805.htm

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Diabetes risk cut by half for breastfeeding Moms:

http://www.ibtimes.com/contents/20100513/breastfeeding-typediabetes.htm

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Breastfeeding by diabetic Moms cuts babies' obesity risk:

http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20110225/breastfeeding-by-diabetic-moms-cuts-babies-obesity-risk

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Maximizing milk production:

http://newborns.stanford.edu/Breastfeeding/MaxProduction.html

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Breastfeeding Today

http://www.llli.org/breastfeedingtoday

InfantRisk Center

The InfantRisk Center is now open! The national call center will answer women’s and their healthcare providers’ questions about the use of specific medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding/lactation with the most up-to-date, research-based information. (The number is 806-352-2519*.)
The InfantRisk Center is the brainchild of Thomas W. Hale, PhD, RPh, Professor of Pediatrics, at Texas Tech University School of Medicine, and it is located in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Amarillo and Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health. More in the news video linked
below!

http://www.newschannel10.com/global/category.asp?c=161688&clipId=4945426&topVideoCatNo=118078&topVideoCatNoB=118089&topVideoCatNoC=121195&topVideoCatNoD=120082&topVideoCatNoE=137000&autoStart=true

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Laid back breastfeeding:

http://www.biologicalnurturing.com/video/bn3clip.html

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Sleep Training: Higher Stress, Lower Serotonin May Increase SIDS:

http://www.drmomma.org/2010/02/sleep-training-higher-stress-lower.html