Frequently Asked Questions

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Why did you go direct-to-audio with your audiobooks?

We at Milky Way Press wanted the intimacy and time-saving benefits in our breastfeeding line of audiobooks. Parents are pressed for time when preparing for a new baby and they have even less time when the new baby joins the family. Audio allows for hands-free listening allowing for listening even when their hands are occupied. An added bonus is that the parents are free to look at their baby as they listen, rather than being distracted by the written word or by images of other babies as they would be in a video presentation. Want to read more about the joy's of listening to breastfeeding audiobooks?

Check out: Audiobooks: a Good Way to Get Breastfeeding Information

Check out: Reading Your Baby's Body Language

Check out: Breastfeeding's Number One Question

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I like to read to my children? Can I become a narrator for audiobooks?

Audiobooks bring stories to life by the power of at the spoken word. The narrator plays a large part in making or breaking a good book. A story read in a monotone, or with mispronunciations, slurred words, or a pace that is too fast or too slow can cause even the most avid fad to stop listening. Some people have a natural talent , others work hard to develop the skill, but just as with other creative jobs, it is harder than it looks. Want to learn more? Check out the article How can I become a narrator? on the Audio Publishers Association's faqs pages.

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What is World Breastfeeding Week?

World Breastfeeding Week, August 1- 7, is part of an ongoing campaign by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) to increase public awareness of the importance of breastfeeding. Throughout the years breastfeeding promotion has centered around a variety of themes. For example in 1998 the theme was Breastfeeding: The Best Investment. In 2004 it was Exclusive Breastfeeding: the Gold Standard - Safe, Sound, Sustainable. WABA is a global alliance of health care providers, non-governmental organizations and mother support groups.
August 1 marks the anniversary of the signing of the Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding which was adopted in 1990 by 32 governments and 10 United Nations agencies. The Innocenti Declaration recognizes the importance of breastfeeding to infant and maternal health, as well as the social economic and ecological benefits it provides to the family and society. The Declaration states:
 "As a global goal for optimal maternal and child health and nutrition, all women should be enabled to practice exclusive breastfeeding and all infants should be fed exclusively on breast milk from birth to four months of age. Thereafter, children should continue to breastfeed while receiving appropriate and adequate complementary foods for up to two years of age or beyond. This child feeding ideal is to be achieved by creating an appropriate environment of awareness and support so that women can benefit in this manner."

To learn more go to waba.

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