MSTF E-Newsletter

Global Initiative for Mother Support (GIMS) for Breastfeeding is a global initiative that focuses on women's needs and rights to adequate and accurate information, support and health care services before, during and after childbirth. The initiative takes a holistic view of women's reproductive cycle, and promotes various measures to help mothers and their infants experience optimal breastfeeding. GIMS has MSTF E- newsletter to provide the in formations quatery.

MSTF:Mother Support Task Force

MSTF E-Newsletter V7N1, January-April 2009 is now available on the waba website:

http://www.waba.org.my/whatwedo/gims/index.htm

http://www.waba.org.my/pdf/mstfnl_V7N1d_eng.pdf

IN THIS ISSUE

MOTHER SUPPORT TASK FORCE COMMENTS AND INFORMATION

1. Making Connections: Paulina Smith, Coordinator, WABA MSTF

2. Mother Support Task Force Update: Paulina Smith, Coordinator, WABA MSTF

MOTHER SUPPORT FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES

3. The Parenting in the Workplace Institute: Carla Moquin, USA

4. Mothers of Breastfeeding Support Groups Interact with University Students: Laura Rosa Pascual, Argentina

5. Bringing Baby Along - The Baby Room: Kylie Horsfall, China

6. Promoting Breastfeeding in the Office Setting โ€“ Breastfeeding - Best for Baby and Mother: Laura Viehmann, USA

MOTHER SUPPORT - BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS RELATE THEIR EXPERIENCES

7. My Personal Story of Holistic Change: Amatul Wadood Nazli, Pakistan

8. My Experience with Breastfeeding: Liz Moreno and Guido Prieto, Paraguay

9. The Importance of Breastfeeding to My Premature Baby and Me: Jilly Newnham, Wales

10. Beauty and Breastfeeding โ€“ The Mrs. Texas Beauty Pageant: Leigh Blankenburg, USA

11. A Travelling Breastfeeding and Working Mum: Ng Bee Ting, Malaysia

FATHER SUPPORT

12. A Call for Articles: Menโ€™s Working Group: James Achanyi-Fontem, Cameroon

13. A Fatherโ€™s Support for a Breastfeeding Mother: Jerome Smith, Chile

NEWS FROM THE BREASTFEEDING WORLD

14. Meet Marta Trejos โ€“ Feminist, Breastfeeding Activist and Friend: Lakshmi Menon, India

15. University of Queensland Research Finds Breastfeeding Stops Neglect: Dr. Lane Strathearn, Australia

16. Guidelines for Gender Sensitive Materials and Advocacy: WABA, Malaysia

17. News Items for your Interest and Information: MSTF Coordinators

18. MMPS Photo Contest: Lee Su Li, Malaysia

19. Carrying Expressed Milk on Airlines: MSTF Coordinators

20. World Social Forum and Breastfeeding: Amigas do Peito, Brasil

21. Public Radio and Breastfeeding: Chris Mulford, USA

22. Maternity Protection at Work: Elaine Cote, Switzerland

BREASTFEEDING RESOURCES

23. Breastfeeding Exclusive: Miriam Labbok, USA

24. A Magazine for Breastfeeding Mothers: Claude Didierjean-Jouveau, France

25. Nutrition News for Africa: Christian Fares, USA

26. Study Online! Earning Continuing Education Credits in Breastfeeding: Carol Kolar, USA

27. Contaminants in Human Milk: Weighing the Risks against the Benefits of Breastfeeding: M. Nathaniel Mead, USA

CHILDREN AND BREASTFEEDING

28. Coping with the Jealousy of a Toddler Sibling towards a Newborn Baby: Laura Probst and Twink Lester, USA

FEATURING BREASTFEEDING AND HIV AND AIDS

29. WABA HIV and Breastfeeding: Pamela Morrison, England

30. Another look at Breastfeeding and HIV and AIDS: Marian Tompson, USA

31. Survival of Infants Born to HIV-Positive Mothers by Feeding Modality, in Rakai, Uganda: Joseph Kagaayi et al*

32. Infant Feeding in Guatemala within the HIV and AIDS Context: Irma de Maza, Guatemala