Mothers who breastfeed their children lower their risk for diabetes and, as is often seen
in breastfeeding research, the protection is dose - dependent.
But I also notice that when I blog
about breastfeeding research, I have to spend a big chunk of the piece talking about the limitations of the study.
A big part of the problem
with breastfeeding research is the faulty assumption that babies need whatever breastfeeding has that formula lacks.
The Associates
for Breastfeeding Research, Education, Advocacy, Support and Treatment was born 30 years ago when Dr. Hazelbaker first hung out her lactation consulting shingle.
Formula companies often state their products are based
on breastfeeding research and try to evidence how they replicate breast milk.
How about the fact that this website features many articles about
breastfeeding research already, and you come on here attempting to disprove our conclusions.
La Leche League International has been providing mother - to - mother breastfeeding support through telephone help, monthly meetings, and the publication of the most up - to -
date breastfeeding research and information since 1956.
Despite well documented research to support exclusive breastfeeding, some ill - supported commentaries cited to questionable
exclusive breastfeeding research and asserted pre-lacteal feeds have only ceased since the introduction of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.
The information in this collection has been reprinted with permission from LLLI from BREASTFEEDING ABSTRACTS, La Leche League International's
breastfeeding research review publication.
Editor's note:
Breastfeeding research shows that infants do not typically develop food sensitivities until at least 3 weeks of age, and common types of food sensitivities depend on what geographic region you reside.
Breastfeeding research continues to assess prevalence, HIV transmission, pharmacology, costs, benefits, immunology, contraindications, and comparisons to synthetic breast milk substitutes.
While severe dehydration can decrease milk supply,
breastfeeding research tells us that short - term fasting does not decrease milk supply.2, 3
AMBER McCANN: Hello boob group listeners I'm Amber McCann an international board certified lactation consultant and the owner of Nourish Breastfeeding Support just outside of Washington DC, I'm here to answer sort of your most common questions when it comes to finding
quality breastfeeding researches online such as Google isn't cutting it.
A completely rewritten and updated version of my previous Breastfeeding Answer Book, this volume explains what you need to know about both cutting - edge and
classic breastfeeding research to most effectively help mothers.
It is also important to point out that
breastfeeding research conducted in developing countries does not tell us anything about outcomes in the U.S. and other developed countries.
that staying up - to - date on the
latest breastfeeding research, attending professional lactation conferences and courses regularly, and being engaged with other lactation professionals allow me to offer the best, evidence - based care;
Breastfeeding research is not unlike research on women's health in general: it's not that great.
The breastfeeding research knowledge available clearly shows that if all women in the United States breastfed for just six months exclusively, the nation would save $ 3.6 billion a year, mostly in health care costs and time spent paying parents for sick time to stay home to care for their children.
Breastfeeding research — at least when conducted in humans — will always have big limitations that require disclaiming and explaining.
The breastfeeding research lists challenges to early and successful breastfeeding as unscheduled cesarean birth, psychosocial stress, and pain related to labor and birth.
You can help by increasing funding of
breastfeeding research studies, strengthening and developing capacity for breastfeeding research, and improving monitoring and evaluation of breastfeeding rates, policies, and environmental factors.
While there is
breastfeeding research available and state and national monitoring to track trends, gaps exist in the following areas:
Snuggle time is a HUGE confounding factor in
breastfeeding research.
«I call it the dream team of international lactation and
breastfeeding research,» said McGuire.