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Task Force member publishes "Spanish for Breastfeeding Support."
Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC, recently co-authored a new book entitled Spanish for Breastfeeding Support, published by Hale Publishing. The book is intended to help people who work in breastfeeding support help mothers in Spanish. More information is available at www.spanishforbreastfeedingsupport.com
Want to know how businesses in our area view nursing in public?
UMass nursing student Yael Borensztein wrote her senior thesis on community attitudes toward nursing in public among local business owners. Read what she found here (Word doc).
Nursing mothers sought for breast cancer study
Dr. Kathleen Arcaro at UMass Amherst is recruiting nursing mothers for two breast cancer studies. They are asked to donate a breastmilk sample and fill out a questionnaire, and receive $25 in thanks. She is currently looking for nursing mothers who:
- Are 25 or under and nursing
- Are in their mid-30's and nursing, and nursed a child in their mid 20's
- Have had, or are expecting to have, a breast biopsy, and are nursing
For more information, contact Kristin, and visit www.breastmilkresearch.org
Our Coalition in the news
Read some recent articles mentioning the Coalition.
Massachusetts breastfeeding bill signed!
The bill by Senator Susan Fargo making Massachusetts the third to last state to provide protection for mothers nursing in public is now law! For more information, and the text of the bill, see the Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition website.
Breastfeeding and expecting a biopsy? Please contact us.
Dr. Kathleen Arcaro of the University of Massachusetts is seeking breastfeeding mothers who are expecting to undergo a biopsy for a study on biomarkers for the development of breast cancer. For more information, please see this post on the Motherwear Blog, or visit the project website, www.breastmilkresearch.org.
