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The year of the breastfeeding flash mob in China – a father’s account

Posted on 2012-10-18 by Sascha Matuszak

This has been the year of the flash mob in China, the breastfeeding flash mob to be exact. In May, August and September of this year, Chinese mothers bared their breasts in public to help galvanize a tiny yet growing … Continue reading →

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Breast feeding rebels in China

Posted on 2012-03-06 by Sascha Matuszak

Chengdu, China — A peaceful parental counter-movement is growing that is beginning to question the popular reliance in China on medically assisted births and infant formula, as well as the Tiger Mom ethos that puts children through the educational grinder. They … Continue reading →

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Cows for rent, wet nurses for 18,000 yuan a month

Posted on 2008-09-24 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Wet nurses are making a comeback in the wake of the melamine milk scandal, and some are asking for 20,000 yuan a month for the use of their breasts.

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Breast milk: more than 400 nutrients but no melamine

Posted on 2008-09-20 by Jeremy Goldkorn

A brief Q&A with Xiao Wu, author and breastfeeding advocate, about effects the melamine baby formula scandal may have on child rearing habits in China.

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