<![CDATA[Florida Birth Source - News]]>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:28:01 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Why is early SSC (skin-to-skin contact) so important? ]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:14:24 -0800http://www.floridabirthsource.org/2/post/2009/09/why-is-early-ssc-skin-to-skin-contact-so-important.htmlPlease take a moment to read an article (see link below) on the benefits of early skin-to-skin contact posted on the World Health Organization's Reproductive Health Library website.

http://apps.who.int/rhl/newborn/gpcom/en/index.html]]><![CDATA[BABY! International Film Festival coming to Orlando]]>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:54:05 -0800http://www.floridabirthsource.org/2/post/2009/09/baby-international-film-festival-coming-to-orlando.htmlPicture
Mark your calendars for this eye-opening birth event sponsored by Common Sense Childbirth Inc. and The Birth Place.  


When: Friday, October 3, 2009 - Saturday, October 4, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Plaza Theater
Address: 425 N. Bumby Ave., Orlando FL
Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=425+N.+Bumby+Ave.%2C+Orlando%2C+FL


The Orlando BABY! International Film Festival will feature films that offer healthy, amazing images of pregnancy, childbirth and early infancy.  Films will be supported with panel discussions featuring local experts from the Orlando birthing community.  There will be networking opportunities and time to connect with friends.  There will also be a World Breast Feeding Challenge on Saturday, October 3rd from 10: 00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in an effort to set the record for the most children breast feeding simultaneously worldwide at 11:00 a.m.  


If you want to be a part of a community that supports families and babies, the Orlando BABY! International Film Festival is the place to be!


The mission of the BABY! International Film Festival is "to offer film images that will deepen and expand our sense of trust about pregnancy, birth, and parenting." 

You can read more about this event at: www.babyff.com/web/ or follow on facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112347706364
]]><![CDATA[Mom Loses Case Over Unauthorized 10 a.m. Breast-Pumping Bathroom Break ]]>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:29:31 -0800http://www.floridabirthsource.org/2/post/2009/09/mom-loses-case-over-unauthorized-10-am-breast-pumping-bathroom-break.htmlCheck out these links for news coverage on this topic:

Columbus Dispatch:
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/08/28/LACTATE.ART_ART_08-28-09_B1_8EET5UK.html?sid=101

Salon: http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/28/fired_for_pumping/index.html]]>