The contribution of breastfeeding to child health and development is recognized by the MIECHV initiative in its Benchmark Plan which includes a goal for increasing
breastfeeding duration among mothers who enroll in home visiting programs during pregnancy.
The Effects of a Nursing Intervention on
Breastfeeding Duration Among Primiparous Mothers Planning to Return to Work [thesis]
A randomised controlled single - blind parallel - arm clinical trial to investigate whether a complex intervention targeting new mothers» breastfeeding knowledge, skills and social support within a Social Network and Social Support theory framework will increase exclusive
breastfeeding duration among women in Lebanon.
Conclusions Peer counselors increased
breastfeeding duration among premature infants born in an inner - city hospital and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Because race is a factor in
breastfeeding duration among term infants (39 % of white US infants are breastfeeding at 6 months compared with 24 % of African American infants3) and because of the high incidence of premature births among African American women, we performed a subgroup analysis on African American subjects.
We found that NICU - based peer counselors increased
breastfeeding duration among premature infants in an inner - city, Baby - Friendly hospital.
To determine whether peer counselors impacted
breastfeeding duration among premature infants in an urban population.
Objective To determine whether peer counselors impacted
breastfeeding duration among premature infants in an urban population.
We share results from a randomized trial which tested a behavioral educational intervention with the secondary aim of increasing
breastfeeding duration among self - identified black and Latina mothers.
There have been many studies examining the association between pacifier use and
breastfeeding duration among both term and preterm infants.
Not exact matches
To achieve this, the Coalition encourages collaboration
among Chicago area
breastfeeding advocates and groups to create a supportive public environment where
breastfeeding initiation and
duration can be increased.
The study showed that
breastfeeding is associated with about a 10 percent lower risk of several major cardiovascular diseases in later life
among Chinese women, and
breastfeeding duration seemed to play a role.
The rate of
breastfeeding mothers was higher
among foreign citizens (89.4 % vs. 84.6 % of Italian mothers), as well as the
duration of
breastfeeding, which was 9.2 months on average
among foreign mothers and 8.1
among Italian mothers.
Dr. Dettwyler, an anthropologist who has done extensive research into the natural age of weaning suggests that the «natural»
duration of
breastfeeding among human, speaking biologically / physiologically, would be somewhere between 2.5 years and 7.0 years
Over the past decade, national estimates of
breastfeeding initiation and
duration have consistently improved
among both non-Hispanic black (black) and non-Hispanic white (white) infants; however, differences in
breastfeeding rates by race have persisted.
Among all children born during 2010 — 2013, national estimates for
breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity through 6 months, and
duration at 12 months were 79.2 %, 20.0 %, and 27.8 %, respectively (Table 1).
CDC analyzed 2011 — 2015 National Immunization Survey (NIS) data for children born during 2010 — 2013 to describe
breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity through 6 months and
duration at 12 months
among black and white infants.
Breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity through 6 months (only breast milk; no solids, water, or other liquids), and
duration at 12 months were calculated
among all infants and at the state level
among black and white infants.
Of note, our models may underestimate the true maternal costs of suboptimal
breastfeeding; we modeled the effects of lactation on only five maternal health conditions despite data linking lactation with other maternal health outcomes.46 In addition, women in our model could not develop type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or MI before age 35 years, although these conditions are becoming increasingly prevalent
among young adults.47 Although some studies have found an association between lactation and rates of postmenopausal diabetes22, 23 and cardiovascular disease, 10 we conservatively limited the
duration of lactation's effect on both diabetes and MI.
This study explored the link between
breastfeeding duration and bed - sharing frequency
among women reporting a prenatal intention to
breastfeed.
Dr. Dettwyler, an anthropologist who has done extensive research into the natural age of weaning suggests that the natural
duration of
breastfeeding among human, speaking biologically / physiologically, would be somewhere between 2.5 years and 7.0 years [2].
This is one explanation for why developed countries, whose mothers
breastfeed for shorter
durations (or not at all) and have fewer children in their lifetimes, have higher rates of breast cancer
among their populations.
Our study documented lower rates of overweight
among children who were
breastfed for longer
durations.
We did not find any protection against overweight
among those who were
breastfed for short
durations (< 3 months).
For other cognitive outcomes, associations with
breastfeeding duration were not appreciably stronger
among children of women who consumed more fish.
Peer counseling programs have successfully raised
breastfeeding rates
among term infants in low - income families in a range of settings.13 - 19 The objective of this study was to determine whether peer counselors improve
breastfeeding duration rates
among premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Although there were no important differences in
breastfeeding duration between groups, there was a considerably longer
duration of exclusive
breastfeeding (which was defined as providing only breast milk for the previous 24 h, but did allow formula less than once per week)
among women receiving the research bags (either alone or in combination with the research counseling [P < 0.01, 1 - tailed log rank test]-RRB- versus those not receiving research bags.
The main effect of this intervention was a significant, nearly 3-fold increase in the median
duration of any
breastfeeding among the intervention compared with the attention control and usual care groups (177 vs. 42 vs. 61 d, respectively; P < 0.001).
Findings from this study suggest that the decreases in
breastfeeding duration associated with pacifier use may be a consequence of less frequent
breastfeeding among women who introduce pacifiers to their infants.
Given the infrequency of
breastfeeding problems
among pacifier users and the lack of an association with
breastfeeding duration to 3 months, these data otherwise fail to support the development of nipple confusion in pacifier - exposed infants.
The initiative was introduced to the United Kingdom in 1993, but, although improvements have been reported, 3 rates of breast feeding in the UK are still
among the lowest in the world.4 5 Recent reports from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) urge NHS units to become baby friendly to improve rates of breast feeding and save money.4 6 Data from the millennium cohort study, however, show that though participating maternity units in the UK increased rates of initiation of
breastfeeding,
duration did not increase.5 Other strategies are therefore required to support mothers in the UK to breast feed for the recommended time.
Reasons for this slow improvement
among mothers in the United States include: (a)
breastfeeding has not received sufficient national attention as a public health issue [5]; (b) inadequate attention to the importance of the
duration of exclusive
breastfeeding [3, 6]; and (c) inadequate research addressing exclusive
breastfeeding in the United States [3, 7].
Unadjusted associations between exclusive
breastfeeding duration and prenatal value of exclusive
breastfeeding and other maternal characteristics
among women who intended to exclusively breastfeeda
Problems with
breastfeeding, such as trouble getting the baby to latch, pain, and a perception of insufficient milk, are common
among new mothers and are associated with shorter
durations of
breastfeeding (16).
Despite the well documented health benefits of
breastfeeding (1), initiation of
breastfeeding and
breastfeeding duration rates
among black infants in the United States are approximately 16 % lower than
among whites (2).
Breastfeeding is associated with about 10 % lower maternal risk of several major cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in later life, and the magnitude of the inverse association was stronger among those with a longer duration of breastfeeding, according to a large, prospective, observational study among C
Breastfeeding is associated with about 10 % lower maternal risk of several major cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in later life, and the magnitude of the inverse association was stronger
among those with a longer
duration of
breastfeeding, according to a large, prospective, observational study among C
breastfeeding, according to a large, prospective, observational study
among Chinese women.
The researchers also reported that
breastfeeding duration was typically longer
among women in China compared with those in the U.S..
Although there were insufficient data to explore the influence of the
duration of feeding, exclusively
breastfed persons are likely to represent a group who are
breastfed for longer periods: ie, median
breastfeeding durations of 4 — 9 mo were reported
among the 3 studies with available data (24, 33, 35, 40).
To our knowledge, the influence of family size on recall of
breastfeeding duration has not been reported previously; however, recall of birth weight has been found to decrease
among mothers with five or more children (39).
The campaign is part of national efforts to increase
breastfeeding initiation and
duration rates
among African American women.