We’re mid-way through World Breastfeeding Week, but it’s not too late to get involved. The theme for this year’s World Breastfeeding Week is “Breastfeeding: Prepared for Life.”
The health benefits of breastfeeding through the first year and beyond are well established. But many people don’t think about nursing mothers during times of tragedy such as earthquakes, [...]
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Gustav is set to slam the U.S. Gulf Coast and many are bracing themselves for the impact. The Republican’s GOP convention, highly anticipated for weeks, if not months, is now being scaled back in the face of the storm. McCain has announced that the the convention will focus on raising funds for the eventual victims [...]
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Last night, several tornadoes touched down in our state and caused great amounts of damage. Tornadoes are somewhat rare where we live now, but we do get our share of hurricanes.
All of this made me wonder about my disaster plan–something the locals take quite seriously here. I confess I really don’t have one, which [...]
Tags: disaster, hurricane, infants, relief, tornadoes
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