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“The only males allowed in our meetings will be very young ones,” said Ruth Lewis, one of the founders of MoMa Breastfeeding, a newly launched support group for breastfeeding mothers.
The group was founded by former trustees of La Leche League Great Britain, who say they were ousted from the group for their belief that only women can breastfeed.
“As experienced breastfeeding counselors, we saw skills and knowledge being lost through changes in language and the abandonment of mother-centered practice,” says the website of MoMa Breastfeeding.
“Support for mothers and children that protects the mother-baby dyad is needed more than ever.”
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The group was founded by former trustees of La Leche League Great Britain, who say they were ousted from the group for their belief that only women can breastfeed.
“As experienced breastfeeding counselors, we saw skills and knowledge being lost through changes in language and the abandonment of mother-centered practice,” says the website of MoMa Breastfeeding.
“Support for mothers and children that protects the mother-baby dyad is needed more than ever.”
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As breastfeeding groups begin admitting men, advocates launch new women-only effort
La Leche League was founded in 1956 by seven Catholic women in Illinois who named the group after the nursing Madonna.
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