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Today marks Public Display of Breast-Feeding Day

Aug. 15 marks the first Public Display of

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Today, more than 1,200 moms have pledged to breast-feed in public to support the first Public Display of Breast-feeding Day campaign, created by TheBump.com, a pregnancy and parenting website and Breastfeeding.com.

Not only a benefit to baby by boosting immunity and promoting brain development, breast-feeding also reduces mom’s lifetime risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer, while burning...

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