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Jeremy Vine: Jeremy discusses breastfeeding three-year-olds

5 min 12 sec ago
… no fault dismissal, how a tragic car crash shattered one family's lives and breastfeeding 3 year olds. 2012-05-22T13:02:00Z BBC

Health Check: 16/05/2012

5 min 12 sec ago
… from their mothers, either during pregnancy, childbirth or through breastfeeding. It is crucial for the survival of those babies that their HIV… 2012-05-16T18:52:00Z BBC

Extreme breastfeeding: Your views

5 min 12 sec ago
The latest cover of Time magazine features a picture of a young mother breastfeeding her son, who is nearly four. Jamie Lynne Grumet's young son… 2012-05-12T14:07:30Z BBC

Extreme breastfeeding: Should children be nursed for years?

5 min 12 sec ago
Breastfeeding children for years rather than months is in the news. But is there anything wrong with it? The latest cover of Time magazine has… 2012-05-12T00:06:01Z BBC

News tweets: Gay marriage, bullies and breastfeeding

5 min 12 sec ago
… glad the blindfolded woman on the Newsweek cover isn't able to see the woman breastfeeding the 3-year-old on the Time cover. Actor James Urbaniak… 2012-05-11T21:28:26Z BBC

Popular Elsewhere

5 min 12 sec ago
… how to increase your child's IQ . There is some well-worn advice: breast feed, get them piano lessons and don't take cocaine during pregnancy. 2011-10-26T15:29:30Z BBC

Entrepreneur of the Day: Nailgirls' Joanna Burrell

5 min 12 sec ago
… hairdressers and nothing that was stand alone. Your USP: Our nail polish is chemical-free, which is great for mothers who are breastfeeding and… 2011-10-19T15:00:00Z BBC

Parenting: 'Mummy good days' and Crohn's

5 min 12 sec ago
… a vengeance. It was only then that the reality of being a mum with a disability set in. When I finished breast feeding my second child (yes,… 2011-09-26T16:09:15Z BBC

World Have Your Say: WHYS 60: Okay to breastfeed a three year old?

Fri, 18/05/2012 - 23:00
The cover of Time magazine shows a mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son. We speak to parents in the UK, US, Malaysia and Kenya. 2012-05-11T18:02:00Z BBC

Breastfeeding Time magazine cover divides opinion

Fri, 18/05/2012 - 00:00
The new edition of Time magazine showing a mother breastfeeding her her three-year-old son has divided opinion. 2012-05-11T12:00:58Z BBC

'Terrifying' misdiagnosis in Jayden case

Fri, 18/05/2012 - 00:00
Jenny Wiltshire, the lawyer representing a couple who were cleared of murdering their infant explains why they believe doctors should consider… 2012-04-20T08:04:32Z BBC

Polar bear cub rejected by mother recoups in incubator

Fri, 18/05/2012 - 00:00
A polar-bear cub born on New Year's Day and then rejected by her mother is in stable condition say staff at Penglai Ocean and Polar Region World,… 2012-01-19T03:00:52Z BBC

Councils to be paid to improve parenting skills

Sat, 12/05/2012 - 00:30
Councils which get more mothers breastfeeding and improve parenting skills are to get extra funds under a new government trial. The councils in… 2012-03-06T03:44:53Z BBC

Facebook's photo guidelines are 'revealed'

Fri, 11/05/2012 - 14:00
… when content has been flagged. Images likely to be removed include those showing "female nipple bulges", "naked butt cracks" or women breastfeeding… 2012-02-22T17:38:45Z BBC

Breast milk courier delivers to working mothers in Indonesia

Tue, 08/05/2012 - 22:00
A new courier service in Indonesia delivers breast milk from working mothers to their babies at home. 2012-01-17T01:17:08Z BBC

Human Planet: 8. Cities - Surviving the Urban Jungle

Sun, 06/05/2012 - 18:00
Dubai would falter without falcons. In the suburbs of Jaipur, a Bishnoi woman breastfeeds an orphaned fawn. People are starting to realise that… 2012-04-29T16:00:00Z BBC

Vitamin D advice issued for babies and pregnant women

Fri, 20/04/2012 - 10:30
… about the risk of vitamin D deficiency. The letter said all pregnant and breastfeeding women should take a daily supplement containing 10 micrograms. 2012-02-03T11:58:55Z BBC

US mother says babies are discriminated against

Sun, 15/04/2012 - 08:30
Michelle Hickman sparked a protest when she was asked not to breastfeed her baby on a shop floor. 2011-12-30T16:09:30Z BBC

India to take up child custody dispute with Norway

Tue, 06/03/2012 - 06:30
… hand. Norway's child welfare denied this, saying it only intervened when parents did not take "adequate responsibility". Breast-feeding The child… 2012-01-23T10:57:20Z BBC

Inside Health: 24/01/2012

Wed, 01/02/2012 - 21:01
… is currently recommended for all groups at particular risk of deficiency - such as pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children - but three… 2012-01-25T16:02:00Z BBC