Not exact matches
The AAP also states that «
There is no upper limit to the
duration of breastfeeding and no evidence
of psychologic or developmental harm from
breastfeeding into the third year
of life or longer.»
According to the AAP, «
There is no upper limit to the
duration of breastfeeding and no evidence
of psychological or developmental harm from
breastfeeding into the third year
of life or longer.»
On the evidence side, I know that the evidence primarily comes from observational studies, and
there are methodological issues with measuring dose and
duration of breastfeeding particularly after the introduction of complementary foods, however the evidence is fairly consistent in showing a reduction in gastrointestinal, respiratory and ear infections (see «Breastfeeding and maternal and infant outcomes in developed countries» http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubm
breastfeeding particularly after the introduction
of complementary foods, however the evidence is fairly consistent in showing a reduction in gastrointestinal, respiratory and ear infections (see «
Breastfeeding and maternal and infant outcomes in developed countries» http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubm
Breastfeeding and maternal and infant outcomes in developed countries» http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17764214).
Breastfeeding should be continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child... Increased duration of breastfeeding confers significant health and developmental benefits for the child and the mother... There is no upper limit to the duration of breastfeeding and no evidence of psychological or developmental harm from breastfeeding into the third year of life or l
Breastfeeding should be continued for at least the first year
of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child... Increased
duration of breastfeeding confers significant health and developmental benefits for the child and the mother... There is no upper limit to the duration of breastfeeding and no evidence of psychological or developmental harm from breastfeeding into the third year of life or l
breastfeeding confers significant health and developmental benefits for the child and the mother...
There is no upper limit to the
duration of breastfeeding and no evidence of psychological or developmental harm from breastfeeding into the third year of life or l
breastfeeding and no evidence
of psychological or developmental harm from
breastfeeding into the third year of life or l
breastfeeding into the third year
of life or longer.»
The AAP also says that «
there is no upper limit on the
duration of breastfeeding and no evidence
of psychological or developmental harm from
breastfeeding into the 3rd year
of life or longer.»
According to the AAP, «
there is no upper limit to the
duration of breastfeeding and no evidence
of psychologic or developmental harm from
breastfeeding into the third year
of life or longer.»
Our use
of observational data reflects the existing literature on lactation and maternal health; apart from a single randomized trial examining the effect
of exclusive lactation
duration on maternal weight loss, 48
there are no published studies
of maternal health outcomes in randomized trials
of breastfeeding.
«Increased
duration of breastfeeding confers significant health and developmental benefits for the child and the mother, especially in delaying return
of fertility (thereby promoting optimal intervals between births)...
There is no upper limit to the
duration of breastfeeding and no evidence
of psychologic or developmental harm from
breastfeeding into the third year
of life or longer.»
There has been limited evaluation
of the effectiveness
of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative for increasing
breastfeeding initiation and
duration.
Furthermore,
there has been no large - scale study
of the impact
of this intervention on
breastfeeding initiation and
duration, although a study based in Scotland has provided some evidence for an association between birth in a Baby Friendly facility and increased rates
of breastfeeding at 1 week
of age.16, 17
In particular,
there were significant adjusted associations between
duration of exclusive
breastfeeding and high school outcomes measured at age 18.
There is some evidence that breastfeeding education and peer and professional support can increase the initiation of breastfeeding (Balogun 2016), and there is good evidence that support interventions by professionals or peers are effective in increasing the duration of any and exclusive breastfeeding for mothers of healthy term singletons (McFadden 2
There is some evidence that
breastfeeding education and peer and professional support can increase the initiation
of breastfeeding (Balogun 2016), and
there is good evidence that support interventions by professionals or peers are effective in increasing the duration of any and exclusive breastfeeding for mothers of healthy term singletons (McFadden 2
there is good evidence that support interventions by professionals or peers are effective in increasing the
duration of any and exclusive
breastfeeding for mothers
of healthy term singletons (McFadden 2017).
Furthermore,
there was a statistically significant trend
of decreasing risk
of RA with increasing
duration of breastfeeding.
There is less conclusive evidence that antenatal education alone is effective to increase the
duration of breastfeeding (Lumbiganon 2016).
Research demonstrates that
there is a link between depressive symptoms and
breastfeeding duration and that lack
of preparation for common physical and emotional symptoms and experiences which occur in the postpartum period may be associated with both.
There is a concern that participating control individuals have a higher socioeconomic status than nonparticipating control individuals, 19 and in developed countries, maternal socioeconomic status plays a role in the decision to
breastfeed and its
duration.59, 60 If indeed the control individuals have higher socioeconomic status and therefore higher
breastfeeding rates, it constitutes a differential misclassification that might lead to overestimation
of the association between
breastfeeding and leukemia.
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.
@Just wondering:
There are quite a few papers suggesting that a longer
duration of breastfeeding can reduce the risk
of breast cancer.
In general, the results suggest that after adjustment for confounding,
there were small but consistent tendencies for increasing
duration of breastfeeding to be associated with increased IQ, increased performance on standardized tests, higher teacher ratings
of classroom performance, and better high school achievement.
Although pacifier use is common in developed countries, 14
there are no published reports
of the effects
of pacifier use on the
duration of breastfeeding in a cohort
of US mothers and infants.
Although professional lactation support can improve the
duration of overall breast feeding, its effect in improving exclusive breast feeding is unclear.11 18 22 Thus far, studies that report improvement
of rates
of exclusive
breastfeeding have involved mainly community based peer counselling strategies.23 24 25 Even then, a randomised trial in the UK recently cast doubt on the efficacy
of this approach.26
There are current recommendations from NICE for the UK - wide implementation
of the baby friendly initiative.4 5 6 The 2006 NICE costing report on routine postnatal care
of women and their babies estimates that efforts to improve rates
of breast feeding will result in substantial cost savings for the NHS.6
The data indicate that
there are several factors which affect the initiation (and
duration)
of breastfeeding.
There is strong evidence that fathers can influence the initiation and maintenance
of breastfeeding [22, 23], contribute to maternal
breastfeeding confidence [24 — 27], influence decisions regarding
duration and weaning [28], and that without fathers» support mothers are more likely to
breastfeed for a shorter
duration [29, 30].
While
there is evidence for the effectiveness
of professional support in prolonging
duration of breast feeding and increasing rates
of initiation
of breast feeding, the strength
of its effect on the rate
of exclusive
breastfeeding is unclear.11 12
In addition,
there was no effect on
breastfeeding duration when the pacifier was introduced at 1 month
of age.280 A more recent systematic review found that the highest level
of evidence (ie, from clinical trials) does not support an adverse relationship between pacifier use and
breastfeeding duration or exclusivity.281 The association between shortened
duration of breastfeeding and pacifier use in observational studies likely reflects a number
of complex factors such as
breastfeeding difficulties or intent to wean.281 A large multicenter, randomized controlled trial
of 1021 mothers who were highly motivated to
breastfeed were assigned to 2 groups: mothers advised to offer a pacifier after 15 days and mothers advised not to offer a pacifier.
Fourth, higher quality maternal interactions have been shown to improve brain development at 5, 10 and 24 months.34 Fifth,
there is growing evidence to suggest that the beneficial effects
of exclusive
breastfeeding may be moderated by the infant's genome, 35,36 and the metabolism
of the fatty acids in maternal breast milk.37 For example, Krol et al. 36 showed that infants exclusively
breastfed for a longer
duration (above the 50th percentile) showed a heightened sensitivity and interest in a happy visual stimulus (eyes) than infants exclusively
breastfed for a shorter
duration (below the 50th percentile).
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).
While
there are still questions to address about how best to provide support, the key messages are clear — we have ample evidence to know that women need support to be available and to be provided using the characteristics we have identified to increase the
duration and exclusivity
of breastfeeding.
There were insufficient data to examine the effect
of duration of breastfeeding.
Three publications were excluded: one study examined only the association between
duration of breastfeeding and fasting plasma lipids at 17 y
of age, and
there was no formula - fed group for comparison (21); one examined the effect
of nutritional supplementation in pregnant mothers, infants, and children on serum lipids in later life (18); and one was a review (22).
However,
there are number
of infants who will not enjoy the benefits
of breastfeeding in the early months
of life or for whom
breastfeeding will not occur or will stop before the recommended
duration of two years or beyond.
Furthermore,
there was a statistically significant trend
of decreasing risk
of RA with increasing
duration of breastfeeding.
The evidence for an impact
of home visiting programs on
breastfeeding is driven almost entirely by the modest findings from an evaluation
of NFP, in which nurse - visited mothers were significantly more likely to have attempted
breastfeeding (though, as the authors report,
there were no differences in
duration of breastfeeding).7