Journal of Human Lactation- Discard the Stereotype, Strengthen the Science, and Experience Success
- Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: The Role of Human Milk in Preventing Disease in the 21st Century
- Punching Above Its Weight: Does New Zealand's Responsibility for Protecting, Promoting, and Supporting Breastfeeding Extend beyond Its Own Borders?
- Thickened Milk for the Management of Feeding and Swallowing Issues in Infants: A Call for Interdisciplinary Professional Guidelines
- From Breast Milk to Brains: The Potential of Stem Cells in Human Milk
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Round Table Discussion: Predictors of Breastfeeding (Part One)
Over the past few years, the Journal of Human Lactation has highlighted several research articles that measured factors that directly impact breastfeeding duration. As health care professionals and lactation consultants, the outcomes of these research projects should inform the way … Continue reading
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Tagged breastfeeding, breastfeeding duration, JHL, research, support
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Working and Breastfeeding: Can we do both?
With the known benefits of breastfeeding for the infant, mother, and employer, it is discouraging that most mothers who initiate breastfeeding quit before their infants’ first birthday. Among children born in 2008, only 44% were breastfed at 6 months and … Continue reading
Thank You!
The editorial staff of Lactation Matters and ILCA would like to take a moment to thank you. Our first week in the blogosphere has been tremendous, full of excitement and new challenges. We are sincerely grateful for the outpouring of … Continue reading
Round Table Discussion: Baby Friendly Health Initiative
Protecting, Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding What is the Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI)? Baby Friendly Health Initiative is a World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF a worldwide program launched in 1991 following the Innocenti Declaration of 1990 that aims at … Continue reading
The Breastfeeding Team
Fathers influence mothers’ breastfeeding decisions and experiences! Fathers’ perceptions of their roles as members of the breastfeeding family are probably important components of that influence. Previous studies asking men directly about their breastfeeding-related roles have predominantly focused on the “dark … Continue reading
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Tagged father-infant relationship, fathers, mothers, partner influence, support
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Patient Access
A great deal has changed in patient care over the last decade or so. The number of patients coming in with articles from various websites and claiming uncommon diseases discovered through symptom checker on WebMD has increased. As we all … Continue reading
A Message from Incoming JHL Editor, Anne Merewood
In England, you learn to talk, and shortly thereafter, to answer the question, “What will you be when you grow up?” For better or worse, kids soon set a goal, be it fireman, footballer, or pharmacologist. My brother planned to … Continue reading
Happy Birthday!
When I meet someone for the first time and they ask what my profession is, I usually receive a raised eyebrow when I tell him/her that I am a lactation consultant. This raised eyebrow is typically followed by either, “What … Continue reading
