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For Immediate Release: May 2008
Contact: Kathleen Chambers, Marketing Director, Mothering magazine
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Mothering Magazine
Wins Two Maggie Awards

The Western Publications Association (WPA) announced the 2008 winners of the 57th Maggie Awards May 2 in Los Angeles. Mothering magazine won again in two categories! The Maggies are the most prestigious magazine publishing awards in the western US.

Mothering magazine received the award for Best How-To Article in a consumer category for "Babywearing Bliss," by M'Liss Stelzer. This article originally appeared in the January-February 2007 issue, which is now sold out. "Babywearing Bliss" outlines the benefits of babywearing, answers common questions and concerns, and illustrates the basic ways of carrying as well as the types of babywearing devices. This article is now available in a special reprint called "Babywearing 101" through www.mothering.com.

Publisher and editor, Peggy O'Mara, received the award for Best Signed Editorial in a consumer category for "Is Breastfeeding in Trouble?" This is her second award in this category. She won in 2006 for "Breastfeeding in Whose Public?" For decades, Peggy O'Mara has been a trusted resource for parents, and breastfeeding has been a pivotal issue that Mothering has covered for nearly ten years. Breastfeeding is undermined by the inaccurate information provided by mainstream media and the unethical marketing practices of formula companies. Today, only 10 percent of US babies are still being exclusively breastfed at six months, despite American Academy of Pediatrics and World Health Organization recommendations. The winning editorial can be found in the September-October 2007 issue or on Mothering.com: http://www.mothering.com/guest_editors/quiet_place/144.html.

The Maggies, known as the "the Oscars of the magazine industry," received more than 2,000 entries representing 500 magazines. The 88 awards honor consumer and trade magazines, print and electronic, in categories ranging from political issues to alternative lifestyles. The full list of Maggie Award winners, finalists, and categories is available online at www.wpa-online.org.

Mothering magazine won Maggie awards for Best Public Service Series in 1995 for articles on escaping domestic violence and in 2005 for articles on mercury in childhood vaccinations.

Mothering is a bimonthly magazine that reports on natural family living. Articles cover pregnancy, childbirth options, breastfeeding, education alternatives, and family health issues. Check out www.mothering.com.

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