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February 09, 2006
Britney Spears Admits Baby in Lap Was Mistake
Britney Spears has taken responsibility _ well, some of it _ for driving with her baby son, Sean Preston, sitting in her lap.
"I made a mistake and so it is what it is, I guess," Spears tells "Access Hollywood" in an interview that was to air Thursday. (Washington Post)
December 09, 2005
Pacifiers and SIDS
In a new study published in the British Medical Journal, American researchers say that babies who use pacifiers cut their risk of sudden infant death syndrome by 90 per cent.
Dr. Michael Dunn, chief of newborn and developmental pediatrics at Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, said pacifiers should not be used until after one month so newborns establish good breastfeeding practices and should not be forced on babies who don't want to take it. (Toronto Star)
April 07, 2005
Alcohol Reduces Breast Milk
Breastfeeding mothers who drink even moderate amounts of alcohol do not produce as much milk, US researchers said yesterday.
