Mother's Milk A Gift That Keeps On Giving

ScienceDaily: Mother's Milk A Gift That Keeps On Giving: "Extensive medical research shows that mothers' milk satisfies babies' nutritional needs far better than any manufactured infant formula. It also protects babies against many common infectious diseases and certain inflammatory diseases, and probably helps lower the risk of a child later developing diabetes, lymphoma and some types of leukemia [...] In the United States, this misunderstanding of benefits versus risks -- in addition to social factors such as less generous maternity leave policies and poor preventive health care for much of the population -- has helped keep the rates of initiation and continuation of breastfeeding in the U.S. lower than those in most developed countries, Goldman said..."

This article also referenced this Washington Post Article from last month:
HHS Toned Down Breast-Feeding Ads - washingtonpost.com

Ethical Issues Of Scientific Research In Developing World Examined

One text that discusses ethical studies in development for our field is _Reproducing Inequities_ (Maternowska), which explores Depro-Prevera trials in Haiti as part of the USAID child spacing agenda. This article may harken to hopeful research in setting policy for similar situations:

ScienceDaily: Ethical Issues Of Scientific Research In Developing World Examined