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
Tag Archives: breastfeeding duration
Increasing breastfeeding duration: One Sling at a Time!
Written by Jennie Bever Babendure, PhD, IBCLC By now, most of us in the lactation field have heard of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC). Maybe you’ve even been lucky enough to hear Nils Bergman speak passionately about the work he’s done using KMC, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Wearing, breastfeeding, breastfeeding duration, Jennie Bever Babendure, research
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What Do Undergraduates Think about Breastfeeding?
Written by Robin Kaplan, M.Ed., IBCLC It is well known that in the United States, breastfeeding rates are somewhat discouraging. With only 35% of babies exclusively breastfeeding at 3 months and 44.3% receiving any breast milk at all at 6 months, as … Continue reading
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How can we best support mothers to reach their breastfeeding goals?
Written by Jennie Bever Babendure, PhD, IBCLC Despite the recent media attention on toddler breastfeeding, a majority of women in the US and many other countries struggle to reach even 6 months of breastfeeding. To help mothers reach their breastfeeding goals, researchers … Continue reading
Time Magazine Cover – ILCA’s Response
Written by Lisa Mandell, IBCLC, Secretary ILCA Board of Directors By now, many of you have heard about, seen, and talked about Time Magazine’s recent cover featuring a mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son. The cover photo accompanied a story about Attachment … Continue reading
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Tagged breastfeeding duration, ilca, Lisa Mandell, TIME Magazine
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Do Interruptions Interfere with Early Breastfeeding?
By Jennie Bever Babendure, PhD, IBCLC In the Jan/Feb 2012 edition of the American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, Barbara Morrison and Susan Ludington-Ho published a study looking at Interruptions to Breastfeeding Dyads in an LDRP Unit(1). They observed the doors … Continue reading
Is Pumping Out of Hand? Why Hand Expression in the First 3 Postpartum Days is Important
Stanford trained, Jane Morton, became a partner at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, where she practiced general pediatrics and was repeatedly recognized by her colleagues as one of the top pediatricians in the Bay Area. She was invited to join … Continue reading
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Tagged breastfeeding duration, hand expression, Jane Morton, pumping
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Round Table Discussion: Predictors of Breastfeeding (Part Two)
Today, our authors will discuss recommendations for health care professionals and lactation consultants to help increase breastfeeding duration in our communities, as well as potential factors to study in future research projects. Each author’s title and JHL research article can … Continue reading
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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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